Eleanor Roosevelt Character Traits

UNICEF is an organization that helps people in need such as children, and women who have less rights.UNICEF is looking for a new goodwill ambassador and Eleanor Roosevelt would be the perfect choice. They are looking for someone that has very strong and good character traits. Eleanor’s traits are nothing but good. Although some people may think that Malcom X would be a better choice due to his perseverance, but Eleanor would be the best choice because she is very strong, kind, and selfless.

Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most caring people to set foot on earth’s ground.For example, “Eleanor threw herself into the war. Sometimes she worked fifteen and sixteen hours a day” (Jacobs 92). Eleanor was kind in ways not many could imagine. In the war most worked five or six hours at most. However, she was working fifteen and sixteen hours a day every day. Also, “Eleanor worked in charity kitchens ladling out soup” (Jacobs 94). Eleanor’s act of giving soup to people in need is very kind and

To do all that she does, she must be selfless, for example, “Mrs. Roosevelt helped draft the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights” (Jacobs 96). Eleanor’s selflessness helped many people throughout the world. She spent her time in the UN trying to draft the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and was very successful. This helped many people internationally have more fair rights. Another example of Eleanor’s selflessness is, “Not only did she write and speak, she taught retarded children and raised money for health care of the poor” (Jacobs 96). Throughout Eleanor’s life she had numerous selfless acts such as the two stated above, teaching mentally challenged children and raising money for health care for the poor. These are two things that only a selfless person would do. With all of Eleanor’s traits being selfless is probably the strongest based off of how she puts others in front of