Eleanor

Roosevelt

1884-1962

Miss. Williams

SP’ 17
 KWL CHART
• Find the KWL chart in your packet.

• Under the “K” write down what you know about Eleanor
Roosevelts Early Life from her struggles and obstacle to her
childhood.

• Under the “W” write down what you want to know.

• We will fill out the “L” at the end of the lesson.

 How was Eleanor
Roosevelt’s childhood
and early life?
– Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11th ,
1884 in New York City.

– She was very shy and the oldest of three siblings

– Eleanor grew up in a wealthy family.

– Both her parents and a brother died before she was 10.

– The death of Eleanor's father was difficult for her and

she became very sad after this because she was close
with her father.
– At 15 years old Eleanor was seen as sweet but
plain and awkward.

– She was enrolled at Allenswood, a girls'

boarding school outside London.

– There she met the headmistress Marie

Souvestre she was intellectual and was
interested in traveling just as Eleanor was.

– Eleanor described her three years there as the

happiest time of her life!
Eleanor at Allenswood Academy

– This was a turning point for Eleanor.

– At Allenswood, She formed close,

lifelong friendships with her
classmates; studied language, literature
and history; learned to state her
opinions on political events clearly and
spent the summers traveling Europe.

-This made her happy after all the

previous obstacles in her life.
 After Allenswood

– Eleanor went back home a newly

educated woman being
independent and politically aware.

– She also met her 5th cousin

Franklin D Roosevelt who she later
married on March 17th 1905.
 FDR becomes ill…

– FDR was active in politics and so was Eleanor and in 1921 FDR
had polio and was paralyzed.

-After this Eleanor had to be his eyes and ears.

What humanitarian work did Eleanor do
before becoming first lady?
– Joined National Consumers' League – Joined League of Women Voters.
and investigates working
conditions in garment industry
– Began doing public speeches.

– Endorsed woman suffrage.

– Worked for changes in child labor.

– Worked with veterans.

– Supported equal pay for women

What does it mean to be
First Lady?
 Eleanor Roosevelt
becomes First lady.

1933
Eleanor Roosevelt as First lady
– Eleanor Roosevelt was First lady from 1933-
1945, her husband was the 32nd president.

– She did not like the idea of being first lady at

first because she did not want to leave her
teaching job and other organizations she
helped with.
How Did Eleanor Change the
role of first lady?
– She held regular women only press conferences,
the first First lady to do so.
– She began writing a news column titled “My
Day” in 1935 which told about her life as first
lady .
– Eleanor Roosevelt was very vocal about human
rights and advocated for equal rights of women,
African-Americans and Depression-era workers,
bringing attention to their causes.
Tragedy Strikes, yet another
obstacle…
– FDR dies, April 12 1945 , in Warm Springs, Georgia.

– After his death Eleanor Roosevelt told the press "the story is over.”

– What did she mean by this? Do you think the story was really over for Eleanor?
Why or why not, use evidence to support your answer
 Eleanor Roosevelt after
being the “First Lady of the
World”
Life after the White House

– After FDR’s death, the story was not over for Eleanor!
President Harry Truman appointed Eleanor as a
delegate to the United Nations General Assembly in
1945.

– She became chair of the U.N.'s Human Rights

Commission and helped to write the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.

– She has said that writing the Declaration of Human

Rights was one of her greatest achievements!
What does United Nations
mean ?
 United Nations
– An international organization of countries set up in
1945, to promote international peace, security, and
cooperation.
Declaration of
Human Rights
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human-rights/
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Design Brief
Eleanor Roosevelt’s
Legacy
 Eleanor Roosevelt
1884-1962
– Eleanor died on November 7, 1962, at the age of 78.

– A revolutionary first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was one of

the most outspoken women to live in the White House.
While she's had her share of critics, most agree that she
was a great humanitarian who dedicated much of her life
to fighting for political and social change.
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