The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York CIty on October 11, 1884. She was the niece of Theodore Roosevelt. Growing up, Eleanor had a tough childhood. Her mother died when Eleanor was only eight, and her father when she was ten.
Eleanor ended up marrying Franklin D. Roosevelt, her distant cousin, in 1905. He would later become the President of the United States. Together, Eleanor and Franklin had six children-Anna, James, Franklin (who died as an infant), Elliott, Franklin Jr., and John.
Eleanor was active in public service. She became a volunteer in the American Red Cross during World War I and later a social worker who helped underprivileged people in the East Side Slums of NYC. When Franklin became President in 1933, Eleanor changed the role of the First Lady in the White House and in the United States. Before Eleanor, the First Lady wasn't actively involved in affairs of the United States. Becoming an important part of American politics, she held her own press conferences and fought for human rights, children's causes, and women's issues.
After Franklin Roosevelt passed, Eleanor still worked actively to improve others' lives. She spent her life working for political and social change.
After many years of helping others, Eleanor died on November 7, 1962 of cancer at age 78.
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Eleanor ended up marrying Franklin D. Roosevelt, her distant cousin, in 1905. He would later become the President of the United States. Together, Eleanor and Franklin had six children-Anna, James, Franklin (who died as an infant), Elliott, Franklin Jr., and John.
Eleanor was active in public service. She became a volunteer in the American Red Cross during World War I and later a social worker who helped underprivileged people in the East Side Slums of NYC. When Franklin became President in 1933, Eleanor changed the role of the First Lady in the White House and in the United States. Before Eleanor, the First Lady wasn't actively involved in affairs of the United States. Becoming an important part of American politics, she held her own press conferences and fought for human rights, children's causes, and women's issues.
After Franklin Roosevelt passed, Eleanor still worked actively to improve others' lives. She spent her life working for political and social change.
After many years of helping others, Eleanor died on November 7, 1962 of cancer at age 78.
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Quotes from Eleanor
~"We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot."
~"In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility."
~"As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along."
~"I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday."
~"You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give."
Quotes are courtesy of http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/eleanor_roosevelt.html.
~"In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility."
~"As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along."
~"I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday."
~"You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give."
Quotes are courtesy of http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/eleanor_roosevelt.html.