okay, that's lorena hickok. she had been the top woman political writer for the associated press of new york. and she was assigned to the roosevelt campaign train in the election of 1932. and the campaign train went all over the united states, and eleanor was there, of course, to stand by franklin's side and smile when he gave speeches, you know, the role of the political wife. well, hickok realized that eleanor wasn't too happy in this role. in fact, hickok eventually years later wrote a book called "reluctant first lady," which is part of why we know how much eleanor did not want to be first lady. but anyway, the two of them found themselves soul mates. lorena hickok was a lesbian, there isn't any dispute on that point. she and eleanor became very attached. to what degree they had a physical relationship, nobody knows for sure, but it's undisputable evidence that they had a close emotional relationship and that hickok helped her in transforming the role of the first lady. now, hickok and eleanor drove together