Eleanor+Roosevelt

=Eleanor Roosevelt= toc Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884 in the beautiful New York City. She had a very rough and discouraging childhood and never was the popular girl. She married Franklin D. Roosevelt and later became the first lady of the United States. She lived a very full life and accomplished many things. Eleanor was quoted saying,“You get more joy out of the giving to others, and should put a good deal of thought into the happiness you are able to give.”

Eleanor's Childhood
Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York city on October 11, 1884. She had an extremely rough childhood. Her father was an alcoholic and always out. Her mother always called her "Granny" because she was so ugly and this really hurt Eleanor's self esteem. By the time she was ten both of her parents had died and she was left with her Grandmother. It was because of this that Eleanor became the shy girl. She had very few friends and was never in the "in crowd." She was very smart and school was where she excelled. At age fifteen she went to England to study under Mademoiselle Marie Souvestre. Marie had a very big influence on Eleanor's life, and began to raise Eleanor's self Esteem.

Marriage
At age eighteen Eleanor returned to New York. She then became involved in social service work. Three years later she married her distant cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was later to become the President of the United States. Franklin and Eleanor had five kids. Eleanor was an inexperienced mother so she had to give up her hobbies to take care of the children. When the children got older Eleanor got more involved in life.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was no only Eleanors distant cousin, but also her husband. In 1921 he became seriously ill with polio. He was confined to a wheelchair, and his legs became paralyzed. He would never gain the use of them again. It was said that after he was confined to a wheelchair he was a completely different man, kind, and warmhearted. One of Roosevelts big contributions was the New Deal. The New Deal helped the unemployed get jobs. Roosevelt was the first President to run for four terms, but sadly he died three weeks before Germany's surrender.

Eleanor's Contributions
After Eleanor wasn't the shy girl anymore she became very active in helping others. She did many things. Eleanor wrote a newspaper column for twenty years about womens rights, television, and many other topics. Also she joined the Red Cross in WWI and visited wounded soldiers. She joined the United Nations and helped write the Declaration of Human Rights. She set up food lines during the depression for those who had no food. Eleanor also joined League of Women Voters to help women earn the right to vote. Eleanor Roosevelt did many things and was a very active person.

Eleanor's death
Eleanor Roosevelt lived a very eventful life. Even though she had a horrible childhood she still grew up too be a very successful woman. Though she was never popular she became a very well known woman across the world and had many accomplishments. She died Nov. 7, 1962 at age 78 of bone marrow tuberculosis, and she is still remembered today.