Eleanor Roosevelt “First Lady of the World”

1. Eleanor Roosevelt“First Lady of the World” Lynn Alvarado ECE 4403-03

2. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt? • The Early Years • The Middle Years • Polio • The White House • First Lady of the World TABLE OF CONTENTS Dress from Inauguration

3. The Early Years Born October 11, 1884 in New York City Her mother died in 1892 (Anna Hall) Her father died in 1894 (Elliott Roosevelt) Eleanor and her brother, Theodore, were sent to live with their maternal grandmother, Valentine Hall, after their mother’s death. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?

4. The Early Years (cont’d) Educated by private tutors until age 15. Attended Allenswood, a school for girls in England. Eleanor returned to New York City at age 18. Became involved in social work, joined the Junior League, and taught school at the Riverton Street Settlement House. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?

5. The Middle Years Married Franklin Delano Roosevelt, future U.S. President, on March 17, 1905. They were distant cousins with the same last name. They had six children, Anna, James, Franklin Delano, Elliott, Franklin, Jr., and John Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?

6. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Family

7. The Middle Years (cont’d) Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both. - Eleanor RooseveltUS diplomat & reformer With U.S. entry into World War I, she became active in the American Red Cross and in volunteer work in Navy hospitals. In 1921, her husband, the future U.S. President ,was stricken with polio. Mrs. Roosevelt became very active in politics, helping him maintain his interests, as well as her own goals for improving the lives of minorities. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?

8. During the first half of the 20th century, no illness inspired more dread and outright panic than polio. Polio epidemics struck the U.S. every summer and fall. Polio can lead to muscle paralysis that results in deformities of the hips, legs, ankles, and feet. Paralysis occurs because the poliovirus attacks the nervous system and damages or destroys the nerves that send messages between the brain and the muscles. Polio vaccines were not available until the 1950s. POLIO

9. Polio

10. Why did the number of cases of polio drop so significantly by 1960?

12. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President of the United States in 1932. Due to polio, he had limited mobility and he depended on his wife as his “eyes, ears and legs” to find out what life was like for the people of the country. She talked with people everywhere about their lives, hopes and their fears. The First Lady took a special interest in helping the young, African Americans, and women. THE White House

13. Mrs. Roosevelt • Broke precedent by holding press conferences • Traveled to all parts of the country • Gave lectures and did radio broadcasts • Expressed her opinions in a daily newspaper column, “My Day.” THE White House

14. President Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945 at his home in Warm Springs, Georgia • Mrs. Roosevelt continued in her public life: • President Truman appointed her to the United Nations General Assembly. • She served as chair of the Human Rights Commission. • Helped draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948. • She continued her work with the U.N., Peace Corps, and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women. “The First Lady of the World”

15. Life of Eleanor Roosevelt

16. Mrs. Roosevelt became a recognized leader in promoting humanitarian efforts. She was a speaker, lecturer and writer. Eleanor Roosevelt died on November 7, 1962 in New York City. “The First Lady of the World” Click on the Fala for more on E.R.

17. Food, Clothes and Music • Pancakes • Fish, fish chowder • Cabbage • Sweet potatoes with toasted marshmallows • Fruit cake • Hot dogs and toasted cheese • Scrambled eggs • Popular Music • Anchors Aweigh • Medelon • Home on the Range • Wild Irish Rose • Yellow Rose of Texas