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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (/ ˈɛlɪnɔːrˈroʊzəvɛlt / EL-in-or ROH-zə-velt; October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. [ 5 ][ 6 ] She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt 's four terms as president, making her the longest ...
Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884, in New York City. A member of the prominent Roosevelt family, she grew up surrounded by material wealth, but had a difficult childhood, suffering the deaths of both of her parents and a brother before she was ten. Roosevelt was sent by relatives to the Allenswood School five years later.
Recorded December 8, 1941. Franklin Delano Roosevelt[a](January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United Statesfrom 1933 until his death in 1945. The longest serving U.S. president, he is the only president to have served more than two terms.
Lorena Lawrence. Occupation (s) journalist, public relations official. Known for. journalism, relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt. Parents. Addison Hickok. Anna Adelsa Wiate Hickok. Lorena Alice "Hick" Hickok (March 7, 1893 – May 1, 1968) was an American journalist and long-term friend and possibly romantic partner [ 1 ] of First Lady Eleanor ...
Mary Livingston Ludlow. Relatives. See Livingston family and Roosevelt family. Anna Rebecca Hall Roosevelt (March 17, 1863 – December 7, 1892) [1] was an American socialite. She was the mother of First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt. Anna was described as a celebrated beauty.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site. Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site was established by the U.S. Congress to commemorate the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt. Once part of the larger Roosevelt family estate in Hyde Park, New York, today the property includes the 181 acres (73 ha), buildings and other historic features ...
241. On My Own: The Years since the White House[ 1] is a 1958 memoir by Eleanor Roosevelt, an American political figure, diplomat, activist and First Lady of the United States while her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, was President of the United States. On My Own was the third of four memoirs written by Roosevelt, the other three being: This Is ...
Sara Ann Roosevelt (née Delano; September 21, 1854 – September 7, 1941) was the second wife of James Roosevelt I (from 1880), the mother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States and her only child, and subsequently the mother-in-law of Eleanor Roosevelt. Delano was born and raised in Newburgh, New York, and spent ...