ANNA ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 11, 1884 to Anna Hall and Elliott Roosevelt, the younger brother of the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. In 1892, at the age of eight, Eleanor lost her mother; the death of her father followed two years later. She then lived with her grandmother, Mrs. Valentine Hall, until the age of 15. Then she was sent to England to study at Allenswood, a finishing school for girls. Shy and insecure as a child, Eleanor blossomed into a confident leader at the English school under the auspices of school's headmistress, Marie Souvestre. Going back to New York in 1902, Eleanor engaged in social work by teaching at the Rivington Street Settlement House and joining the Junior League. She became engaged a year after to distant cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, whom she married on March 17, 1905. Eleanor and Franklin had six children, one of whom died as an infant. When her husband was elected to New York State Senate in 1910, Eleanor also began her role as the wife of a public official. Eleanor joined the Red Cross when Franklin became Assistant Secretary to Navy during World War I. In 1921, she got involved in the League of Women Voters, the Women's Trade Union League and the women's division of the Democratic Party. In that same year, her husband contracted polio. She not only devoted her time taking care of Franklin during this critical period. She also ensured that her husband remain in the political limelight by becoming more active in politics as Franklin's substitute. She succeeded in keeping her husband's career alive and gained credibility as a public figure in the process. In 1928, Franklin reentered politics and was elected governor of New York. Five years later, in 1933, he went to the White House as the 32nd president of United States. As First Lady, Eleanor lectured throughout the country and visited soldiers abroad. Sh |
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