Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt met Franklin D. Roosevelt on a train in 1902. Their shared last name was not a coincidence; they were fifth cousins, once removed. Despite some family protestations, they got married in 1905 and had six children together: Anna, James, Franklin (who died in childbirth), Elliott, Franklin Jr. and John. During Franklin’s long presidential term, Eleanor sought to shake up the image of first lady, fighting hard for workers’ rights during the Great Depression, focusing on rights of the youth, and being an advocate for civil rights.