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How Eleanor Roosevelt Changed The World

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Eleanor changed the way we view our first lady. We now know them as independent women who happen to have their husbands in Office. They take charge of changing the United States for the better of the citizens of the United States. Eleanor is the niece of the former president Theodore Roosevelt. She was born into wealthy New York family. Her father Elliott Roosevelt was a alcoholic and had a narcotic addiction. When their family went overseas for a vacation they sent Elliott to an asylum in France. Later Theodore sent him to an alcoholic center to help, located in Dwight,Illinois. Anna Hall Roosevelt, Eleanor’s mother, died very early and was a shock to the entire family. Her mother died when she was eight years old, her 4- year old brother died a year after her mother, her dad died the year after her brother died. She was an orphan at 9 years and 10 months and lived with her grandmother …show more content…

Additionally she was taught to read, write and speak Spanish, German, French,and Italian. Her Grandmother sent her to Allenswood Girls Academy, Wimbledon Common, London, England and had a strong bond with Marie Souvestre who became Eleanor’s greatest emotional and educational influence. While she was there she was taught composition, music, drawing, painting and dance. Although there were no classes on history, geography, and philosophy Ms. Souvestre helped Eleanor find her love for them. President Theodore Roosevelt walked his niece Eleanor down the aisle on her wedding day. She married Franklin Delano Roosevelt. They met when Eleanor was on a train to the Hudson River and she met a young man, her distant cousin, and a man from Harvard. The couple had a secret courtship and later were engaged. FDR’s mother did not approve of the young couple but after FDR insisting it would bring him happiness she bent to his

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