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Birth
She was born in New York City -
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Her parents die
During these years, she lost first her mother and then her father when she was very young. Because of this, she experienced grief very early in life. -
Attends School
Although extremely shy as a child, going to Allenswood School in England greatly helped her to become more outgoing. This was where she became more outspoken. -
Marriage
She married Franklin D. Roosevelt, her distant cousin. He would later become President, and she would be greatly involved with his presidency. -
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She wrote many books
Between these years, she wrote many books and other literary works about her life, experiences, opinions, and beliefs that can still be read today. -
Becomes First Lady
Her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, is made President of the United States. She is a First Lady full of action, radically changing the generalized view of calm, passive First Ladies before her. -
The first First Lady to hold her own press conference
This showed that she would be an active First Lady, and revealed her passion for women's rights. Before, no first lady had ever held her own press conference. She also only allowed women to attend, which made a statement about women's rights to the whole country. -
Death
Her death is contributed to aplastic anemia, tuberculosis, and heart failure. She died in New York City and is buried at the family estate in Hyde Park. -
She is still relevant today
Even today, Eleanor Roosevelt is remembered as someone who greatly influenced the role of the First Lady, and women's rights in general. She was not passive, but spoke up in politics.
