10 interesting facts about eleanor roosevelt
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The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
1961 autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt is a 1961 memoir by Eleanor Roosevelt, an American political figure, diplomat, activist and First Lady of the United States while her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, was President of the United States. The Autobiography was the fourth of four memoirs written by Roosevelt, the other three being: This Is My Story (1937), This I Remember (1949), and On My Own (1958). She combined those three into The Autobiography. The book was generally well received by critics, who particularly appreciated how the combined memoirs showed Eleanor's development.
Background
Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884, in New York City. A member of the prominent Roosevelt family, she grew up surrounded by material wealth, but had a difficult childhood, suffering the deaths of both of her parents and a brother before she was ten. Roosevelt was sent by relatives to the Allenswood School five years later. While there, Marie Souvestre, the founder of the sc
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“First Lady of the World” Eleanor Roosevelt used her platform as First Lady of the United States and as a member of the wealthy and prominent Roosevelt family to advocate for human and civil rights. She was a prolific author, speaker, and humanitarian, and chaired the United Nations’ Human Rights Commission. She connected with the public through a popular syndicated column, 'My Day,' in which she recounted her daily adventures from 1935 until her death in 1962.
Born on October 11, 1884 in New York City, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the first of Elliot and Anna Hall Roosevelt’s three children. Her family was affluent and politically prominent, and while her childhood was in many ways privileged, it was also marked by hardship: her father’s alcoholism, as well as the deaths of both parents and one of her brothers before she was ten years old. She was raised by her harsh and critical maternal grandmother, who damaged Eleanor’s self-esteem.
In 1899, Roosevelt began her three years of study at London’s Allenswood Academy, where she became more independent and confident. Her teacher,
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American diplomat and activist (1884–1962)
For other uses, see Eleanor Roosevelt (disambiguation).
"Anna E. Roosevelt" redirects here. For her daughter, see Anna Roosevelt Halsted.
Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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United Nations portrait, c. 1946 | |
| In office January 20, 1961 – November 7, 1962 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Esther Peterson |
| In office January 27, 1947[1] – January 20, 1953[2] | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mary Pillsbury Lord |
| In office April 29, 1946[3] – December 30, 1952[4] | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Charles Malik |
| In role March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Lou Henry Hoover |
| Succeeded by | Bess Truman |
| In role January 1, 1929 – December 31, 1932 | |
| Governor | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Catherine Smith |
| Succeeded by | Edith Lehman |
| Born | Anna Ele Copyright ©cowroof.pages.dev 2025 |