Eleanor Roosevelt
"It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself."
"We shape our lives and we shape ourselves."
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."
"We shape our lives and we shape ourselves."
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."
Biography
Born on October 11, 1884, in New York City. The niece of U.S President Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanor was known as a shy child and experienced tremendous loss at a young age. Her mother died. 2 years later, Eleanor became an orphan at the age of 10 with the death of her father. She was sent to school in England as a teenager, an experience that help draw her out of her shell.
For Eleanor, the early years of her marriage were filled with family activities. The couple had six children: Anna, James, Franklin (who died as an infant), Elliott, Franklin Jr., and John. She did not let her growing family prevent her from helping others. During World War I, she became active in public service, working for the American Red Cross Charity.
After her husband suffered a polio attack in 1921, Eleanor stepped forward to help HIM with his politics. he then became president in 1933. Eleanor dramatically not happy to stay in the background and handle domestic matters like other women, she showed the world that women had an important role in politics. Eleanor gave press conferences and even had her own newspaper column entitled 'My Day'. Eleanor spoke out for human rights, women's issues, and children's causes. She also wanted to help the country's poor and stood against racial discrimination.
During World War II, Eleanor supported the war effort and travelled abroad to visit U.S. troops. After her husband's death in 1945, she was selected to the United Nations Assembly, serving from 1945 to 1953. She also became the chair of the U.N's Human Rights Commission. As a part of this , she helped to write the 'Declaration of Human Rights'.
Besides her political work, Eleanor also wrote several books about her life and experiences, including This Is My Story (1937), This I Remember (1949), On My Own (1958), and Autobiography (1961). She made a return to public service the same year her autobiography was published. President John F. Kennedy made her a delegate to the United Nations in 1961. He also selected her to serve as chair of 'the Commission on the Status of Women'.
Eleanor died of cancer on November 7, 1962. A revolutionary first lady, she was one of the most outspoken women to ever live in the White House. While she had her share of critics, most could agree that she was a great WOMAN who dedicated much of her life to fighting for what she thought was right.
For Eleanor, the early years of her marriage were filled with family activities. The couple had six children: Anna, James, Franklin (who died as an infant), Elliott, Franklin Jr., and John. She did not let her growing family prevent her from helping others. During World War I, she became active in public service, working for the American Red Cross Charity.
After her husband suffered a polio attack in 1921, Eleanor stepped forward to help HIM with his politics. he then became president in 1933. Eleanor dramatically not happy to stay in the background and handle domestic matters like other women, she showed the world that women had an important role in politics. Eleanor gave press conferences and even had her own newspaper column entitled 'My Day'. Eleanor spoke out for human rights, women's issues, and children's causes. She also wanted to help the country's poor and stood against racial discrimination.
During World War II, Eleanor supported the war effort and travelled abroad to visit U.S. troops. After her husband's death in 1945, she was selected to the United Nations Assembly, serving from 1945 to 1953. She also became the chair of the U.N's Human Rights Commission. As a part of this , she helped to write the 'Declaration of Human Rights'.
Besides her political work, Eleanor also wrote several books about her life and experiences, including This Is My Story (1937), This I Remember (1949), On My Own (1958), and Autobiography (1961). She made a return to public service the same year her autobiography was published. President John F. Kennedy made her a delegate to the United Nations in 1961. He also selected her to serve as chair of 'the Commission on the Status of Women'.
Eleanor died of cancer on November 7, 1962. A revolutionary first lady, she was one of the most outspoken women to ever live in the White House. While she had her share of critics, most could agree that she was a great WOMAN who dedicated much of her life to fighting for what she thought was right.