Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions after each paragraph.
She was the first wife of any president to hold press conferences, to speak before a national Party Convention, to write a syndicated column (it appeared in 135 papers six times a week), to be a radio commentator. She was able to use the office of the First Lady on behalf of the causes she believed in, rather than let it use her, and in so doing she became, in the words of the columnist Raymond Clapper, the "most influential woman of our times."
Doris Kearns Goodwin (about Eleanor Roosevelt)
-How does each of the author's examples explain the paragraph's main point? List the main examples from the paragraph, and explain how they are related to the topic sentence.

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The Answer is "First wife of any president to hold press conferences" shows she was accepted among the press corps.
"To speak before a national Party Convention" shows the nation regarded her with respect.
"To write a syndicated column (it appeared in 135 papers six times a week)" shows the nation wanted to hear her words.
"To be a radio commentator" shows people were interested in her opinions.
"She was able to use the office of the First Lady on behalf of the causes she believed in, rather than let it use her" shows how she was trying to equalize the importance of women through her position.

Read the Following Paragraphs and Answer the Questions After Each