Eleanor was born on October 11, 1884. She was born into a Victorian family in New York. Her mother was the former Anna Hall and her father was Elliot Roosevelt. The young parents had many friends, social prestige, and were came from a wealthy family. In the beginning of their marriage, Eleanor's parents were very much in love and spent many nice times together. Eleanor became very close to her father when she was young and he enjoyed her company as well. He gave her the nickname "little Nell" which was his nickname as a child. On October 1, 1889 Anna gave birth to another child, Elliot Jr., who later died of an illness.

Soon after their marriage however, Eleanor's parent's relationship began its troubles. Elliot drank too much, played too much and worked too little. This was affecting his r

I felt this book depicted Eleanor Roosevelt's life very well. Not only was it informative, but it was a pleasure to read and it taught me a lot. Some things I enjoyed learning about in the book were about Eleanor's personal life. In many other sources, you only read about all the public and political aspects of her life and it was interesting to read about what really went on in her life. I felt the book was very detailed explaining Eleanor's life thoroughly. I have not read other books about Eleanor so it is hard for me to compare this book to others. In today's society I would compare Eleanor to Hilary Clinton. Although I don't know specifically what Hilary Clinton has accomplished, I know she is active in politics and is a hard working woman in government. Overall, I enjoyed reading this biography and I can say I have learned more about Eleanor Roosevelt than I had ever known.

When Eleanor came home, she joined the junior league that helped immigrants and other people. Although this was work Eleanor enjoyed, she was dragged back into the wealthy Victorian world she had known before. She knew she was not a debutante as her mother and grandmother, which drove her to take social work more seriously. She knew she was needed and appreciated, therefore, she joined another organization called the "consumers league" which investigated working conditions for women in cities garment factories. During this work, she still remained an upper class tourist among the people.

In June 1912 Eleanor and Franklin went to the Democratic National convention together. They were both supporters of Woodrow Wilson and when he was appointed president in that November he appointed Franklin assistant secretary of the Navy. As Franklin took on this new role, so did Eleanor. Her work was to make phone calls and host important dinners. She also made other officers wives more pleasant by entertaining them. Eleanor was told her duty was to always look after the navy itself. She truly felt she was assisting her husband's career. She came to know another world in Washington than in NY. Soon, she began to overcome her shyness, which made it easier to communicate with others. Some people that helped her grow as a person were Sir Cecil Spring Rice, British ambassador, Henry Adams an important man in Washington politics, and M. Jusserand, French ambassador. Than there were those, Eleanor did not like, which were the Jews.

However, Eleanor felt she wanted to do more in the war. She was offered to go abroad with Red Cross but could not leave her children. Instead, Franklin went. While Franklin was gone, Eleanor worked harder at the canteen and the Navy League but had to come back to take care of Franklin when he got sick with pneumonia. She sat at his bedside and nursed him back to health. Here, she learned about his experiences with Red Cross and was able to spend time with him which she had not done in a long time. They no longer slept in the same bed and they were no longer intimate and it was now that Eleanor found out about his affair with their personal secretary Lucy Mercer. Franklin had betrayed Eleanor but after discussing it, they agreed to save their marriage if he promised to never see Lucy again.

The leader of this household was grandmother Hall who did not let Eleanor do many things children did. Also, two aunts Pussie and Maude lived there and two uncles, Vallie and Eddie. Then, there were servants, a housemaid, a butler and a cook. Not only did Eleanor feel she didn't belong there, she was also not accepted by many children her age and did not have the pleasant appearance her mother and grandmother did. She attended school with half a dozen girls at a nearby school but when she was older in 1889, she was sent to Allenswood, a school in England. She would have to adjust to another change.

In 1910, Franklin ran for senate of New York. Eleanor did not accompany him on his campaign tour but she supported his plans and enc

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