Eleanor Roosevelt was a brave strong women. She had a rough childhood, but pushed through it with help of her dad. She went to school in London and married FDR. Eleanor also got involved with politics and became very good at what she did. She would always lend a hand to someone in need. Roosevelt inspired a lot of people and left her place in history.
Eleanor was born on October 11,1884 in New York City, NY. She had an unhappy childhood. Her parents were Elliot Bulloch Roosevelt and Anna Rebecca Hall. Eleanor’s uncle was Theodore Roosevelt. Her mother would call her “granny” because of her seriousness, and other children at school would tease her about her looks. One positive thing was that she lived in a wealthy and privileged family. However, she had many deaths in her family; her mother died of diphtheria on December 7, 1892 and also her brother died of the same disease in the following May. Eleanor’s father jumped out of a window, which he survived but then later died of a seizure. Her childhood losses left her with depression throughout her life. Her only supporter was her father. He was in alcoholic but that didn’t stop him from inspiring Eleanor to be herself and not to believe anything anyone says. He wrote letters and sent cards from his rehab center. After all the deaths she was sent to live with her grandmother.
At the age of 15 she attended Allenwood Academy in London. After a few years her principal Marie Souvestre saw that she was a very inspiring and an honorable women. Marie taught her how to speak fluent French and taught her to gain self confidence. She was beloved by everybody. Roosevelt wished to continue at Allenswood, but in 1902 was summoned home by her grandmother to make her social debut.
When she came back to the United States she married her fifth cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1905. In August 1921, while the Roosevelts were vacationing at Campobella Island, New Brunswick, Canada, Roosevelt contracted polio, which resulted in permanent paralysis from the waist down. Eleanor persuaded FDR to stay in politics after his case of polio. She gave speeches and responded to all his letters for him.
When Eleanor was First Lady she was known for her outspokenness, particularly her stance for racial issues. Eleanor launched a community at Arthrdale, West Virginia for families of unemployed miners. She expanded roles for women in the workplace, she helped with the civil rights of African Americans, Asian Americans, and the rights of the WWI refugees.
After her husbands death, she remained in politics. She has been regarded as one of the most honorable women in history. In 1999 she was ranked in the top ten of Gallup’s List of Widely Known Admired People of the 20th Century. Overall, Eleanor was an outstanding and inspiring women.