6th period
Mr. Box
3-11-14
Notes on Eleanor Roosevelt:
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This cite gave great information. Even though this cite was factual it was also extremely
dull and unentertaining.
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She accomplish, with and without her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, many things
that I'm sure she would still be proud of today.
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Eleanor Roosevelt persuaded Franklin Roosevelt to create the NYA.
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The NYA stands for the National Youth Administration.
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The NYA provided financial aid to students and job training to young men and women.
This administration might not have been created without Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Author was not listed, but seems reliable because it was on net Trekker.
Notes of Eleanor Roosevelt:
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She was born in New York City in October 11, 1884. She was daughter of Anna Hall and
Elliott Roosevelt, younger brother of Theodore. When her mother died in 1892, the
children went to live with her mom's mom. She adored father, but he died two years later.
She attended a school in England that gave her, at 15, her first chance to develop selfconfidence among other girls.
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They, FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt became engaged in 1903 and were married in 1905,
with her uncle the President giving the bride away. Within eleven years Eleanor bore six
children; one son died in infancy. "I suppose I was fitting pretty well into the pattern of a
fairly conventional, quiet, young society matron," she wrote later in her autobiography.
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In Albany, where Franklin served in the state Senate from 1910 to 1913, Eleanor started
her long career as political helpmate. She gained a knowledge of Washington and its
ways while he served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. When he was stricken with
poliomyelitis in 1921, she tended him devotedly. She became active in the women's
division of the State Democratic Committee to keep his interest in politics alive. From his
successful campaign for governor in 1928 to the day of his death, she dedicated her life to
his purposes. She became eyes and ears for him, a trusted and tireless reporter.
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She had written at age 14: "...no matter how plain a woman may be if truth & loyalty are
stamped upon her face all will be attracted to her...."
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After the President's death in 1945 she returned to a cottage at his Hyde Park estate; she
told reporters: "the story is over." Within a year, however, she began her service as
American spokesman in the United Nations. She continued a vigorous career until her
strength began to wane in 1962. She died in New York City that November, and was
buried at Hyde Park beside her husband.
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Name: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Date of Birth: October 11, 1884
Date of Death: November 7, 1962
Place of Birth: New York City
Birth Family: Elliott Roosevelt and Anna Hall Roosevelt
Marriage/Spouse: Franklin Roosevelt, her fifth cousin once removed
Children: The Roosevelts had six children, five of whom survived infancy: Anna Eleanor,
Jr.,
James, Franklin Delano, Jr., Elliott and John Aspinwall
Education: Tutored privately until 15 at Allenswood Academy, a private finishing school;
in the 1920 Eleanor studied at The New School
Career: Author speaker, politician and activist for the New Deal coalition
Reason for Fame: First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945
Additional Information: Eleanor received forty-eight honorary degrees. She was a
champion of civil rights and women's rights. She was one of the most admired people of
the 20th century,
according to Gallup's List of Widely Admired People
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Uncle Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest president at the age of 42.
Husband was in office from 1933-1945
32 president
husband was elected to four terms
no other president has served more than two
Husband was born in 1882 to a wealthy family in upstate New York (same state)
cite gave great information on FDR and Theodore
She traveled the country acting as the president's eyes and ear, listening to people's
problems on his behalf
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April 12, 1945 president died of stroke before he could see the end of WW two, a few
months after being elected his fourth term
Respected activist and author, as well as the first lady from 1933-1945
Born 1884 to a wealthy family in New York city
Sad childhood and was shy (other cites)
Mother, father and one brother died in a 3 year period
orphan at age 10
lived with grandmother who sent her to an all girls school in England
felt beer in her own skin there
returned later and became a social worker and taught poor children
1905 married FDR
Uncle teddy gave bride away
Eleanor was going through FDR's suitcase once and discovered love letters to him from
one of her friends, they stated married, but she was much more independent later on
Afterwards she got involved with the League of women voters and got involved with
other organizations.
this helped her become recognized for her work
and she also helped her husband be elected governor in 1928
it broke her heart to see so many citizens in poverty and working in unsafe conditions
traveled to the south pacific to met wounded soldiers
is told that she could left the spirits of anyone
died in 1962 at the age of 78
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was dull
didn't share much information that I didn't already know
was long
didn't keep my attention
gave more details on FDR's affair than other sources
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In 1918 Eleanor discovered that Franklin had been having an affair with her social
secretary, Lucy Mercer. It was one of the most traumatic events in her life, as she later
told Joseph Lash, her friend and biographer. Mindful of his political career and fearing
the loss of his mother's financial support, Franklin refused Eleanor's offer of a divorce
and agreed to stop seeing Mercer. The Roosevelts' marriage settled into a routine in
which both principals kept independent agendas while remaining respectful of and
affectionate toward each other. But their relationship had ceased to be an intimate one.
Later, Mercer and other glamorous, witty women continued to attract his attention and
claim his time, and in 1945 Mercer, by then the widow of Winthrop Rutherfurd, was with
Franklin when he died at Warm Springs, Georgia.
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Beginning in 1936 she wrote a daily syndicated newspaper column, “My Day.” A widely
sought-after speaker at political meetings and at various institutions, she showed
particular interest in child welfare, housing reform, and equal rights for women and racial
minorities.
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Wasn't well organized, which confused me a little.