Eleanor Roosevelt, A Writer, Activist, And Wife Of The...

Eleanor Roosevelt was a writer, activist, and wife of the 32nd U.S President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Using her influence, she made a new meaning of what it meant to be a female member in the upper classes of society, First Lady of the United States and in the end, she enlarged the role of women. Eleanor was born on October 11th, 1884. She was the oldest of three children. Her father was wealthy and never held a professional position, though he was listed as a partner in a real estate firm, and he had a brief assignment in mine development. He was also an alcoholic and was assigned for treatment several times during Eleanor’s childhood. She was a shy and serious child, and felt very self-conscious about her looks. Eleanor began her education at the age of 7 by being homeschooled in New York. She was placed in a Catholic school in Italy during a family trip to Europe in 1890. Her mother and brother lived in Italy while her father was in an asylum in France being treated for alcoholism. The family returned to the United States in 1891, but her parents remained alienated. Eleanor’s father died on August 14, 1894, from a seizure that was caused by a suicide attempt. Eleanor turned to books for solace and escape from these shocking personal losses and the suppressing nurture in her grandmother’s house. In the following years, Eleanor continued to receive her grandmother’s idea of a proper nurture. She still studied with the tutor her mother had hired, took classes for French