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Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt . Who was she? By D’Ann Campbell. Who was ER? . Early history, b 1884, d 1962 Famous husband FDR #2 in Navy WWI VP candidate 1920 Governor NY 1928-32 President 1933-45 Social reformer Stump speaker for husband First lady Diplomat Democratic Party leader.

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Eleanor Roosevelt

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  1. Eleanor Roosevelt Who was she? By D’Ann Campbell

  2. Who was ER? • Early history, b 1884, d 1962 • Famous husband • FDR #2 in Navy WWI • VP candidate 1920 • Governor NY 1928-32 • President 1933-45 • Social reformer • Stump speaker for husband • First lady • Diplomat • Democratic Party leader

  3. Childhood • Mother died when 8 • Father, brother of Theodore Roosevelt died when ER age 10, alcoholic • Orphan under protection of TR • Unattractive, love not likely to last, those counted on let down

  4. Teens, Young Adult • Age 15 attended Allenswood school near London under Marie Souvestre • ER learned art & ideas • Age 18 return for debut in NY • 1902 dates FDR, admired TR

  5. Young housewife • 1905 married, lives in Hyde Park NY • 5 sons, 1 daughter, 1 son died infancy • Domineering mother in law Sara Delano Roosevelt • Forbids settlement house work

  6. Early Married Life • 1911 NY State Senate, Albany • 1913 moved to DC, Asst. Navy • WWI volunteer work resumed • 1918 Lucy Mercer • 1921 FDR contracts polio • Women’s suffrage • League of Women Voters, WTUL, NYC Women’s City Club, Women’s Division of Dems (NY then Nat’l)

  7. FDR: strong man with weak legs

  8. First Lady • 1933 Afraid of being first lady, should see seek a divorce? • 1933-1945 First Lady • Great Depression & WWII • Postwar years alone

  9. First Lady • Made 70+ speeches / year for her husband • Wrote 2,500 daily newspaper columns, 299 mag. articles • Wrote 6 books • Answered letters • Gave women prominent positions in gov’t during the Depression era

  10. ER visits workers

  11. Many trips for each

  12. Conservative opponents

  13. ER & Blacks • Was their voice/advocate with the President • Mary McLeod Bethune • Enlistment in the Navy, Marines, Coast Guard

  14. After 1945 • Leader at United Nations • Leader Democratic Party • Supports Stevenson • Feuds with Catholics • Opposes John Kennedy

  15. ER & United Nations • First Delegate • Wrote Human Rights Declaration • Ambassador to the world • Most famous American woman in the 20th century

  16. Eleanor Roosevelt • Great Depression • WWII • United Nations • Resources: • PBS documentary • FDR/ER presidential library • The ER Papers at GWU • Robert Cohen, Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: Letters from Children of the Great Depression 2002

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