Childhood
Eleanor Roosevelt, first daughter of Anna Hall Roosevelt and Elliot Roosevelt, was born into a family of inherited wealth on October 11, 1884 under the name Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. A few years later, Eleanor's parents gave birth to her younger brothers Elliot Bulloch Roosevelt Jr., and Gracie Hall Roosevelt.
Although Eleanor had wealth, privileges, and a good home, she encountered a lot of sadness. When she was very young her grandmother passed away which resulted in her father becoming an alcoholic. About a year later, Eleanor received another baby brother, Elliot Roosevelt Mann, through her father's affair with the household servant, Katie Mann. Soon after, Eleanor's mother and younger brother, Elliot Bulloch Roosevelt Jr., died from diphtheria. As for Eleanor's father, who was put in a sanitarium, died two years later after jumping from a window and then having a seizure. After her immense loss, Eleanor obtained serious depression.
After the death of her parents Eleanor and her brother Gracie, or Hall as he preferred to be called, went to live with their Grandmother, Mary Livingston Ludlow. Eleanor was then privately tutored until the age of 15, and then spent the rest of high school at Allenswood academy.
Marriage And Family life
In 1902, Eleanor met her father's fifth cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and they fell madly in love. About a year after their acquaintance, Franklin and Eleanor became engaged. In 1905 the young couple were married. After their wedding and week long honeymoon in Hyde Park, the couple took a job as house keeping at an apartment in New York, and then took another honeymoon in Europe for about three months. As for a home, the Roosevelts settled in a home provided by Franklin's mother, Sara Ann Delano. Sara seemed to "control" the couple's life, especially Eleanor's.
Eleanor and Franklin later had six children (Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, James Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Elliot Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., and John Aspinwall Roosevelt) which Sara immediately took over.
Despite the couple's many problems such as Franklin's affairs with Eleanor's secretary, Lucy Mercer, and Franklin's controlling mother, the couple stayed together.
A couple years later, Franklin got polio which paralyzed his legs permanently. Eleanor and Sara got into countless fights about what was to become of Franklin. Sara wanted him to retire and live out in the country, while Eleanor encouraged him to keep up his job as a politician.
As time passed, Sara's control over Eleanor grew smaller and Franklin chose to keep his job as a politician.
The First Lady
On March 4, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to be the President of the United States and Eleanor became the First Lady.
At first Eleanor was very upset about having to take up the role as the first lady because she knew that people didn't have very high expectations for them. All they really had to do was host parties and political gatherings.
Since Eleanor wanted a bigger role in life she decided to change the role of the first lady forever.
Eleanor attended her husband's meetings, held campaigns, and became the first woman to hold regular press conferences where she would speak her mind about the world.
Eleanor's Death
In the month of April 1960 Eleanor was diagnosed with a rare case of bone marrow tuberculosis and later died on the 7th of November 1962.
About Four days later she was buried next to her husband at the family compound in Hyde park.
Her friends and family later had a funeral for her in Hyde park where people such as President John F. Kennedy and former Presidents Truman and Eisenhower spoke on her behalf.
Eleanor Roosevelt, first daughter of Anna Hall Roosevelt and Elliot Roosevelt, was born into a family of inherited wealth on October 11, 1884 under the name Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. A few years later, Eleanor's parents gave birth to her younger brothers Elliot Bulloch Roosevelt Jr., and Gracie Hall Roosevelt.
Although Eleanor had wealth, privileges, and a good home, she encountered a lot of sadness. When she was very young her grandmother passed away which resulted in her father becoming an alcoholic. About a year later, Eleanor received another baby brother, Elliot Roosevelt Mann, through her father's affair with the household servant, Katie Mann. Soon after, Eleanor's mother and younger brother, Elliot Bulloch Roosevelt Jr., died from diphtheria. As for Eleanor's father, who was put in a sanitarium, died two years later after jumping from a window and then having a seizure. After her immense loss, Eleanor obtained serious depression.
After the death of her parents Eleanor and her brother Gracie, or Hall as he preferred to be called, went to live with their Grandmother, Mary Livingston Ludlow. Eleanor was then privately tutored until the age of 15, and then spent the rest of high school at Allenswood academy.
Marriage And Family life
In 1902, Eleanor met her father's fifth cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and they fell madly in love. About a year after their acquaintance, Franklin and Eleanor became engaged. In 1905 the young couple were married. After their wedding and week long honeymoon in Hyde Park, the couple took a job as house keeping at an apartment in New York, and then took another honeymoon in Europe for about three months. As for a home, the Roosevelts settled in a home provided by Franklin's mother, Sara Ann Delano. Sara seemed to "control" the couple's life, especially Eleanor's.
Eleanor and Franklin later had six children (Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, James Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Elliot Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., and John Aspinwall Roosevelt) which Sara immediately took over.
Despite the couple's many problems such as Franklin's affairs with Eleanor's secretary, Lucy Mercer, and Franklin's controlling mother, the couple stayed together.
A couple years later, Franklin got polio which paralyzed his legs permanently. Eleanor and Sara got into countless fights about what was to become of Franklin. Sara wanted him to retire and live out in the country, while Eleanor encouraged him to keep up his job as a politician.
As time passed, Sara's control over Eleanor grew smaller and Franklin chose to keep his job as a politician.
The First Lady
On March 4, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to be the President of the United States and Eleanor became the First Lady.
At first Eleanor was very upset about having to take up the role as the first lady because she knew that people didn't have very high expectations for them. All they really had to do was host parties and political gatherings.
Since Eleanor wanted a bigger role in life she decided to change the role of the first lady forever.
Eleanor attended her husband's meetings, held campaigns, and became the first woman to hold regular press conferences where she would speak her mind about the world.
Eleanor's Death
In the month of April 1960 Eleanor was diagnosed with a rare case of bone marrow tuberculosis and later died on the 7th of November 1962.
About Four days later she was buried next to her husband at the family compound in Hyde park.
Her friends and family later had a funeral for her in Hyde park where people such as President John F. Kennedy and former Presidents Truman and Eisenhower spoke on her behalf.