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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt is born
Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City to Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt and Anna Rebecca Hall. Her parents were wealthy socialites and Eleanor grew up with wealth and privilege. -
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
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Eleanor's mother dies
Anna Rebecca Hall died of diphtheria, a disease that would also take the life of Eleanor's brother Elliott Jr. only a few months later. -
Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt dies
Eleanor's father died of a seizure following a fall out of a window. Eleanor went to live with her grandmother Mary Livingston Ludlow in Tivoli, New York. -
Eleanor goes to finishing school (month and day unknown)
At age 15 Eleanor was sent to a finishing school in London. While at school, Eleanor increased her self-confidence and developed a good relationship with the headmistress, Marie Souvestre. -
Eleanor is presented as a debutante
In 1902 Eleanor left school and returned to the United States, where she was presented at a debutante ball at the Waldorff-Astoria Hotel. -
Eleanor marries Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Eleanor married Franklin D. Roosevelt on St. Patrick's Day. The date was set to accommodate the schedule of Eleanor's uncle, Teddy Roosevelt, who was the current President of the United States. He walked Eleanor down the aisle at her wedding. -
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Children
Between 1906 and 1916, Eleanor bore six children and raised five of them. Her children's names were Anna Eleanor, James Roosevelt II, Franklin (died in infancy), Elliott, Franklin Delano Jr, and John Aspinwall Roosevelt II. -
Buys Todhunter School for Girls (month and day unknown)
Eleanor bought the school along with her friends Marion Dickerman and Nancy Cook. Eleanor taught upper-level courses in literature and history at the school, where she emphasized independent thought, current events, and social engagement. -
Presidential Inauguration
Eleanor officially became the First Lady of the United States at FDR's inauguration. She would be the first First Lady to continue with her own businesses and political agenda during her husband's presidency. She was also the first First Lady to hold a press conference. -
Eleanor speaks at the National Convention
Eleanor was the first presidential spouse to speak at a National Convention. -
Eleanor Flies with the Tuskegee Airmen (day uncertain)
Eleanor flew with Tuskegee Air Corps Instructor Charles "Chief" Anderson, giving the program a boost in notoriety and prestige. -
Eleanor visits troops
Eleanor visited troops stationed in the South Pacific, leading Admiral William Halsey, Jr. to claim that "she alone accomplished more good than any other person, or any groups of civilians, who had passed through my area." -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies
Eleanor's husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Warm Springs, Georgia. After his death, Eleanor left the White House and returned to her house in New York. She remained active in politics and social work. -
Truman appoints Eleanor as UN delegate (day unknown)
President Harry S Truman appointed Eleanor to be a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly. She later became the first chairperson of the preliminary United Nations Commission on Human Rights, and continued in that role until January 1947. -
Eleanor dies
Eleanor died of cardiac failure at her home in Manhattan at age 78. She remained active in political and social causes until her death. -
Eleanor Roosevelt Monument dedicated
The Eleanor Roosevelt Monument is located in Riverside Park in New York. It is thought to be the first monument to the wife of an American President. Then First-Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was the keynote speaker.
