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Eleanor Roosevelt
Civil rights activist, First Lady,
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Eleanor Roosevelt | Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American politician, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from March 1933 to April 1945 during her husband. |
| what did she do? | Eleanor Roosevelt went all around the world helping injured soldiers,giving speeches,and helped with the rights for women to vote.She devoted her life basically on helping and cheering people up.She was a big help in getting FDR elected for president. |
| Her childhood | Eleanor came from a wealthy family but when she was only eight years old her father (Elliot Roosevelt) had a drinking problem and her mother (Anna Roosevelt) contracted diphtheria and suddenly died. |
| Eleanor Roosevelt in her later life | Eleanor was enrolled in Allenswood,Eleanor and took her along on travels through Europe during school breaks. Souvestre taught Eleanor about the world of art.After graduating collage she began her career being a social worker. |
| When she met FDR | Eleanor's distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt began courting her. They would see each other on various occasions such as parties at his Hyde Park home and at White House events. They married just over two years later in March 1905. |
| Eleanor in politics | Eleanor's first experience in politics came in 1911, when Franklin won election to a seat in the New York State Senate. Two years later, she and Franklin moved to Washington, D.C. |
| During ww1 | When the United States entered World War I (1914–18) in April 1917, Eleanor was able to resume volunteer work. She helped operate a Red Cross canteen and tended to navy wounded. |
| First Lady | In 1932 Franklin handily won the presidential election. The nation was at the depth of the Great Depression (1929–41). Beginning in the fall of 1929, the Great Depression was the worst economic crisis in U.S. History. |
| Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall Boettiger halsted | Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall Boettiger Halsted Eleanor's daughter was an American writer who worked as a newspaper editor, and in public relations. |
| Eleanor Roosevelts son Elliot Roosevelt | Elliott Roosevelt was an American aviation official and wartime officer in the United States Army Air Forces. He was a son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. |
| Eleanor Roosevelt son James Roosevelt | was an American Congressman, an official Secretary to the President, a Democratic Party activist, and businessman. |
| Eleanor Roosevelts son John Aspinwall Roosevelt | was an American and the sixth and last child of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. |
| Eleanor Roosevelts son Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr | was an American lawyer, politician, and businessman. |
| Eleanor Roosevelts son Franklin Delano "Frank" Roosevelt III | is an American economist and academic. |
| Eleanor Roosevelts death | New York City-cause of death listed as aplastic anemia, disseminated tuberculosis and heart failure. |
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