Eleanor RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt

By: Rosalee Ann ZehrBy: Rosalee Ann Zehr

““ The future belongs to those who believe in The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreamsthe beauty of their dreams .”.”

Means: Believe in your self and your dreams Means: Believe in your self and your dreams can come true.can come true.

Early lifeEarly life

She was born on October 11,1884 She was born on October 11,1884 with big blue eyes with and with with big blue eyes with and with pale blond hair. She played with pale blond hair. She played with Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Her Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Her mother died in 1892.Eleanor mother died in 1892.Eleanor became an orphan at the age of 10 became an orphan at the age of 10 with the death of her father. She with the death of her father. She went to school in England. went to school in England.

Adult LifeAdult Life

She married her cousin, Franklin Delano She married her cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. They got married on March 17, 1905. Roosevelt. They got married on March 17, 1905. She was a wife of a president. She spoke for civil She was a wife of a president. She spoke for civil rights and for national unity during World War rights and for national unity during World War two. She was smart. They had 6 children named two. She was smart. They had 6 children named Anna Eleanor, Franklin Jr., Elliot, Franklin Delano, Anna Eleanor, Franklin Jr., Elliot, Franklin Delano, Jr., John, and James.Jr., John, and James. Her husband died of a Her husband died of a polio attack in1921. Eleanor died on polio attack in1921. Eleanor died on November 17, 1962 in New York, New York November 17, 1962 in New York, New York of cancer. of cancer.

Major AccomplishmentsMajor Accomplishments

She a humanitarian , and she She a humanitarian , and she changed the role of the first lady that changed the role of the first lady that lived in the White House. She spoke lived in the White House. She spoke for human rights, woman rights, and for human rights, woman rights, and children causes.children causes.