Eleanor Iselin

Thesis Statement: In a time that women were not supposed to overpower men, Eleanor of Aquitaine had great power over her country. What the young years of Eleanor’s life were like. “Eleanor of Aquitaine was born in what is now Southern France in the year of 1122.” (History.com). She had a good childhood, living in the largest and richest of the dukedoms. Eleanor had a younger sister, Petronilla, and a younger brother William Aigret. (Hilliam 11). The young princess was educated very well by her

J. William T. Youngs's Eleanor Roosevelt: A Personal and Public Life is a biography of Eleanor Roosevelt. This book depicts not only success as First Lady but also how Eleanor Roosevelt’s life changed as history progressed between the late 17th to 18th century. Youngs started off presenting Eleanor’s South Pacific tour that won civilian’s admiration and support which showed her success as First Lady. Then, the book brings back to the childhood of Eleanor and displayed her family as the Victorian

Eleanor Roosevelt though not elected or appointed government official she was the wife of Franklin Roosevelt, was a towering figure in the politics of her day. In her travels, lectures, and writing she promoted a liberal political agenda. Eleanor Roosevelt was an interesting figure to write about because of how much she contributed into the world of politics and how much she changed the equality of allowing women to have equal rights to men in employment. She took on the role of a political role

Robert Catesby is a wellknown figure in English History. He was born in 1673 and died in 1705 at the young age of 32. He was the son of Sir William Catesby of Lapworth and Anne Coughton. Catesby was directly related to the Richard III through his father. He was 6th in the line of succession. Catesby’s father was a staunch Catholic and a prime supporter of the Jesuit mission. His religious belief led to his arrest in 1580. Richard was only 8 years old at that time. His father was tried along Lord

Just along the Hudson River in Hyde Park, New York (Johnson 13), there lived a wealthy couple (Osinski 11). The couple was James Roosevelt (Johnson 13) and Sara Delano Roosevelt (Johnson 14). Despite being distant cousins (Osinski 11), Sara gave birth to Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 30, 1882 (Osinski 11). Franklin grew up at Hyde Park as an only child (Gies 1), and he began learning from tutors hired by Sara at the age of six (Gies 2). Along with being taught English, Franklin learned Latin

growing up, his family no financial problems. Franklin did attend Harvard for college and in his freshman year, his father passed away. While attending Harvard, Franklin pursued many activities. One of those included marrying his fifth cousin Eleanor Roosevelt. He also became the editor of their school newspaper and was apart of many in school clubs. He attended Harvard for three years receiving his Bachelors of Arts degree in history. After Harvard, Roosevelt attended Columbia University to study

Eleanor Roosevelt: activist, politician, First Lady, diplomat, feminist, and most importantly, a humanitarian. I consider her as a special humanitarian for her positive impact in American society and politics. I chose Eleanor Roosevelt because I admire her aspirations to develop a better life for all classes and races, and also to promote better women’s rights. She was actually called the “First Lady of the World”, because of her devotion to the American people and her active role in being an activist

Most had a love-hate relationship with FDR during his more than twelve year presidency. He came from a wealthy family, and fell in love with his unattractive cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt, who he ended up marrying. Soon after marrying, Roosevelt came to realize how much he enjoyed sex, while his wife absolutely detested it. However, FDR had his way with sex especially after conceiving six children during their first eleven years of marriage. Afterwards, Mrs. Roosevelt decided to boycott physical intimacy

Prior to reaching Antioch, Eleanor influenced the Crusades, but in Antioch, she tried to lead the direction of the Crusade. According to rumors, Louis VII suspected that Eleanor of Aquitaine engaged in inappropriate behavior with her uncle Raymond of Antioch. Chroniclers claim the marriage failed because Eleanor supported Raymond’s plan to attack Nur ad-Din in Aleppo instead of her husband’s plan to go to Jerusalem. Because of Eleanor’s involvement at Antioch, she introduced her childhood’s belief

John butt heads for the thrown, with their mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, in the eye of the storm and Prince Geoffrey watching from the sidelines as the forgotten third son. Her husband, Kin Henry II wants John, portrayed in the movie as a coward, on the throne, but Eleanor roots for Richard. However, even as she desires for him to take the throne, she ultimately detests the rift drawn between her family and kingdom. At the climax of the film, Eleanor sits in her room between her sons while the fire