Eleanor Roosevelt

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of a monthly publication " The Women’s Democratic News" where she became more independent towards herself and work.
became very involved in women issues, being that she also joined the newly organized Women’s division of the New York State Democratic party and moved swiftly into positions of leadership. Not only was she responsible among organizations and people, she later became her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s eyes and ears, dedicating her life to his purposes, and being a trusted and tireless reporter. One of the reasons she did become so helpful towards her husbands career was besides the fact that she was the first lady; Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with a disease called polio and caused him to be permanently crippled in August of 1921. She then became even more loyal to him and our country having to deal with people from different nations, organizations and positions. While the President struggled to regain the use of his legs, and Louis Howe joined ...

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Roosevelt whom she knew from childhood. Eleanor and Franklin fell in love and were married in 1905, despite his mother’s opposition. Sara Delano Roosevelt was a domineering person who ran Eleanor’s household as if it were her own. She always made Eleanor feel in adequate. It wasn’t until Franklin was elected to the New York State Senate and they moved away to Washington, that Eleanor was free of Sara’s interference and meddling.

When Eleanor was in her thirties, she finally began to emerge as her own person due to particular events in her life. Moving away from her mother-in-law, being exposed to the political scene in Washington, finding out about her husband’s affair with her ...

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