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Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884, in New York in a wealthy and socially prominent family. Eleanor’s parents died when she was very young. She was shy and unhappy child. Eleanor went to school in England. She married Franklin D. Roosevelt and became his helpmate in his political career, but also she developed her own political career. The daughter of wealthy parents and the niece of President

Jane (Laura) Addams was born to Sarah (Weber) Addams and John Huy Addams on September 16, 1860 in Cedarville, Illinois near Rockford and Wisconsin border. She was the eighth of nine children. From this union out of the nine children only three of the daughters and one son survived to see adulthood.

Abigail Adams had a great childhood that shaped her into the leader she became.Abigail Adams was born in a Personage at Weymouth Massachusetts, on November 11, 1744 (Gale Virtual Reference Library). The daughter of a minister, she was a devoted reader, studying the works of William Shakespeare and John

Jane long may not have much recorded early life facts, but she didn't have a crazy early life, but she did go through many changes in her early life.Jane Long was born on July 23,1789 in Maryland.But soon she has to move to the Mississippi capital because of her father's recent death.Her mother passed

Elizabeth Stanton was born on the 12th of November 1815, in Johnstown New York. She was fortunate enough to enjoy a privileged life and grew up among the wealthy. The daughter of Daniel Cady, a prominent judge and Margaret Livingstone, she was the eighth of eleven children. Stanton received the best

Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820, in Adams, Massachusetts. She was the second oldest of eight children, and knew the meaning of hardships. Her parents built the towns very first cotton mill, and were an active part of the abolitionist movement. This was a bold membership, given the time period. They were so passionate about the

Abigail Smith Adams were borne on November 11,1744. Her parents were Reverend William Smith and Elizabeth Quincy Smith. She had two sisters named Mary Smith Cranch and Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody and one brother named William Smith. She lived in a rich family, and her parents had lots of money. She is known as a silent hero to the country.

Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City in October 11, 1884, to Anna Hall Roosevelt, and Elliott Bolloch Roosevelt, into a family of great wealth. Eleanor was the niece of Theodore Roosevelt. Eleanor attended school in England as a teenager, which helped her come out of her shell Somewhat (Biography of Eleanor

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born into one of the most prosperous families in New York of her time; however her childhood was anything but prosperous. Eleanor Roosevelt’s mother died when she was eight and her father died from alcohol just two years

She was born February 15,1820 in Adams,Massachusetts and raised in a Quaker household. They believed in equality for everyone regardless of color or gender. In 1826 she was sent to study at a Quaker school while her family moved to New York.

Susan Bronwell Anthony was born to Daniel Anthony and Lucy Read on February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. Growing up in a family that was politically

Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884 to her father Elliot and her mother Anna. She was born and raised wealthy, in Manhattan, New York. Eleanor’s parents were there for a huge part of her childhood because they both died when she was very young. At age eight she lost her mom to diphtheria and at age ten she lost her father to a drunken fall. Before Eleanor’s mom died, she made it clear that she wanted Eleanor to continue her education in London.

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in 1884 into a very wealthy family. Her parents and one brother died when Eleanor was a child. Eleanor was then raised by her maternal grandmother. Growing up Eleanor was a shy and awkward child who had a very lonely upbringing. Her grandmother kept her away from all outside social contact,

Eleanor Roosevelt was born in 1884 in New York City to socialites Elliot Bulloch Roosevelt and Anna Rebecca Hall. She was born into a world of immense wealth and privilege that she didn’t really fit into or understand. Her mother died in 1892 and after a long battle with alcoholism, her father leapt to his death from a sanitarium window in 1894. After so much death at a young age, Eleanor was prone to bouts of melancholy and depression throughout her life.

In 1882, Mary Hall had applied for admittance in order to practice law. Most women's career choices and expectations of work were not as fulfilling as those of men. So once this boundary breaking news was told, it was a sensation. Little did Mary know that she would help establish the right for women to practice law in Connecticut and be a role model to so many people. Mary studied law for four years with an attorney in Hartford who was well respected and assisted her to get admittance by the Connecticut Supreme Court.  Shortly after she began to study with the attorney, Hall was named “Commissioner of the Superior Court of Marlborough”, but she then went on and persevered to be able to practice law. Once connecticut's Supreme Court reviewed