October 11, 1884 Eleanor Roosevelt is Born

October 11, 1884 Eleanor Roosevelt is Born Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884, in New York City, New York. Her given name was Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, but she rarely used the name Anna. Her last name was Roosevelt when she was born and remained Roosevelt even after she married as she was a very distant cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt, her future husband. Eleanor Roosevelt attended an English boarding school for a time and was known for her intelligence and her abilities as a leader. She was very involved in community service and continued to have an interest in helping others throughout her life. She married Franklin D. Roosevelt and helped him in his political career. They had six children, but she managed to work to help her husband’s political career more and more, especially after he was diagnosed with polio. At the same time, she began to show her own interest in the affairs of the nation. When the United States was involved in World War I, she was able to be involved in a great deal of volunteer work, including visiting the wounded soldiers and working in a Red Cross canteen. When Franklin D. Roosevelt became president, Eleanor traveled across the country on lecture tours. She held press conferences and wrote newspaper columns and magazine articles. She was also in favor of equal rights, child welfare, and housing reform. At times her stand on these topics caused controversy. Eleanor Roosevelt also wrote many books. She continued to serve the country in several ways, even after her husband’s death. She died on November 7, 1962. Now, see how much you know about the life of Eleanor Roosevelt with the timeline on the next page.

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Eleanor Roosevelt Timeline

1884 1899 1905 1918 1921 1933 1935 1937 1938 1939 1941 1943 1945 1946 1961 1962 ©2016 Bonnie Rose Hudson WriteBonnieRose.com

1. Works as a volunteer during World War I 2. Eleanor Roosevelt dies 3. Is appointed chairman of the Commission on Human Rights 4. Begins attendance at Allenswood School 5. Defies a segregation ordinance requiring the separation of races in the seating at a conference 6. Begins serving as Assistant Director of Civilian Defense 7. Begins to work to help her husband’s political career after he is diagnosed with polio 8. Is appointed a delegate to the United Nations 9. Travels to the South Pacific to increase morale among the troops 10. Eleanor Roosevelt is born 11. Is appointed chair of the Commission on the Status of Women 12. Releases the book she wrote, This Is My Story 13. Resigns from the Daughters of the American Revolution because they refuse to let Marian Anderson sing at Constitution Hall 14. Becomes first lady of the United States 15. Begins writing “My Day,” a daily newspaper column 16. Marries Franklin D. Roosevelt


Eleanor Roosevelt Timeline

Eleanor Roosevelt is born

1884 1899

Marries Franklin D. Roosevelt

Begins to work to help her husband’s political career after he is diagnosed with polio

1905 1918

Defies a segregation ordinance requiring the separation of races in the seating at a conference

1937 1938

This Is My Story

Resigns from the Daughters of the American Revolution because they refuse to let Marian Anderson sing at Constitution Hall

Travels to the South Pacific to increase morale among the troops

1945 1946

Is appointed chair of the Commission on the Status of Women

Releases the book she wrote,

1941 1943

Is appointed a delegate to the United Nations

Becomes first lady of the United States

1935

1939 Begins serving as Assistant Director of Civilian Defense

Works as a volunteer during World War I

1921 1933

Begins writing “My Day,” a daily newspaper column

Begins attendance at Allenswood School

Is appointed chairman of the Commission on Human Rights

1961 1962

Eleanor Roosevelt dies
