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Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884 in the town of Manhattan.
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At age six Eleanor's father who was an alcoholic went to an live in a sanitarium.
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When Eleanor was eight years old her mother "the beautiful Anna" had passed away shortly after her little brother had passed away because of diphtheria.
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Most before Eleanor turned fifteen her grandmother sent her to boarding school called Allenswood in the outskirts of London.
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In 1902 ealenor left Allenswood, barely 18 years of age, to return home and not complete her fourth year. Since her grandmother insisted that instead she must be introduced to society as a debundance.
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On march 17, 1905, Eleanor and Franklin were married.
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In May 1906 the couples first child born and during the next 9 years five more kids were born.
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In the summer of 1921 while on vacation franklin fell ill with polio and was paralyzed.
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By spring 1945, on April 12, a phone call brought forth the news that Franklin went to take a rest had died.
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On November 7, 1962 Eleanor Roosevelt had passed away in her sleep but she will still be remembered by many and still more to come.
