'First Ladies' recap: Eleanor Roosevelt, the FLOTUS rebel

(CNN)"I'm afraid I did some things which were not usual for the lady in the White House," Eleanor Roosevelt says near the beginning of this episode, which chronicles her life as the country's first activist first lady. She describes herself as "rebellious," but that's a massive understatement. In fact, Eleanor was entirely ahead of her time. Over 12 daunting years starting in 1933, she used her platform as first lady to fight for civil rights and challenge the traditional, limited expectations of a woman's role in the world. She was the definition of a trailblazer, and her empathy was her guiding light. Howard University trustee Eleanor Roosevelt bids farewell to students and faculty...