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elenor roosevet. I was born on October 11, 1884 in New York City to Elliot
Roosevelt and Anna Hall. My father was the brother of ...
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I was born on October 11, 1884 in New York City to Elliot Roosevelt and Anna Hall. My father was the brother of Theodore Roosevelt, who would eventually become president. My family was wealthy, but I was emotionally deprived. My mother was cold and disapproving. My father was an alcoholic and was in and out of my life. My mother died when I was eight years old, and my father died two years later. My two brothers and I went to live with my grandmother. At age fifteen, I was sent to a "finishing school" in England called Allenswood. While I was in school in England, I began to develop a social conscience I would not forget when I returned home.
When I returned to New York City, I was not interested in the debutante parties and social events of high society. At age seventeen, I began volunteering at a Lower East side settlement house. At age eighteen, I joined the National Consumer's League. The goal of this league was to obtain health and safety for workers- especially women in clothing factories and sweatshops. I saw the misery of the working poor and this helped me develop a life-long commitment to their needs.
I married my distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 17, 1905. I had six children of whom five survived. As a young wife and mother, I focused on helping my husband further his political career, while caring for my family.
When America entered WWI in 1917, I began to show the public side of my personality. I took charge of Red Cross activities and spoke at patriotic rallies. My interest in social welfare drove me to fight to improve conditions at St. Elizabeth's mental hospital. I made numerous visits to wounded soldiers. In 1920, my family and I moved back to New York City. I became active in the League of Women Voters. After I got married, I was initially opposed to women's suffrage- thinking it was inconsistent with a woman's proper role. Now, as the coordinator of the League's legislative...
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