Eleanor Roosevelt: Influential Figure and Stateswoman

George Kirby
American History: 1865-Present
Eleanor Roosevelt
October 30, 2017
Eleanor Roosevelt, was born into an influential and political family. After her formative years, she became a very influential figure in the history of the United States. Her accomplishments were broad and vast, from the social reforms she supported through the political arena in which she played key background rolls, and through to the end of her life as a world diplomat. She was an important figure and roll model, a trusted adviser, and a skilled stateswoman. Her list of contributions to our society is long and distinguished. Throughout her life she helped to shape the social and political landscape as she became, and is still a role model to be cherished.
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Eleanor’s major influence for her life and the was her teacher, Mademoiselle Marie Souvestre, and her training at Allenswood. In her years at Allenswood, Eleanor learned to form and articulate her options on many controversial subjects. She learned to be clear and concise in her stating of her points of view. She traveled Europe with her mentor, and considered this three years to be the happiest of her life. Shortly before her eighteenth birthday, she was summoned back to New York, for her debut, but continued to walk within the principles which she had been taught at Allenswood. In the summer of 1902, Eleanor found herself on a train with Franklin Delano Roosevelt, her cousin. They were engaged om November 22, 1903, and after a sixteen-month engagement, they were married on March 17, 1905. President Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanor’s uncle, gave the bride away. Eleanor gave birth to Anna a year later, James in 1906, Franklin who died very soon after birth in 1909, Elliot in 1910, Franklin in 1914, and John in 1916. The family moved to Albany in 1911 after Franklin was elected to the New York

After Franklin was stricken with polio, he suffered from permanent paralysis in his legs. Eleanor convinced him to run for Governor, and the President of the United States. Eleanor helped Franklin to campaign for both offices, by giving speeches, campaigning, and filling in when and where he could not physically do so. During Franklin’s presidency, served as Franklin’s eyes and ears, reduced the White House spending by on quarter, and simplified the social calendar of the White House. Eleanor began to hold weekly meeting with women reporters, hoping to expand the understanding of basic national politics to American women. Under Eleanor’s guidance, the National Youth Administration was established, when Franklin signed an executive order on June 26, 1935. After several programs were implemented by order of President Roosevelt, such as the Federal Theater Project, Eleanor continued to provide administrative