Eleanor Roosevelt named top First Lady is US history

Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt has been named the top-ranked First Lady in the US' history, according to a new poll.

Roosevelt has topped the list each time Siena College has conducted a survey on the subject in the past 32 years, according to the Siena/C-SPAN First Ladies Poll, Politico reported.

Abigail Adams remained at the second spot and Jacqueline Kennedy held on to her third place compared with their last poll in 2008.

Dolley Madison was placed fourth, Michelle Obama was fifth, and Hillary Clinton fell to sixth from fourth in 2008.