Eleanor Roosevelt: Most Remembered First Ladies

Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most outspoken women to ever be in the White House. She is also one of the most remembered First Ladies, which is pretty hard to believe since she was an orphan as a child. Even though Eleanor has some hard times in her life, she succeed in becoming a big influence on many people. Eleanor was born on October 11, 1884 in New York, New York. Her birth name was Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, but her family rarely called her by her first name. She had a couple of nicknames growing up. Her father liked to call her “Ellie” and “Little Neli.’ Eleanor’s parents were Anna and Elliott Roosevelt. Eleanor had a younger brother named Hall. Her childhood was full of uncommon sadness. Eleanor had more sadness in her childhood
Elizabeth’s Hospital, and also visiting the facility for the insane. The end of the War did not stop Eleanor from thinking about the perspective of duty and independence. In 1920 when her husband received the nomination for vice president, while they were taking a family vacation, she made a close relationship with Louis Howe, Franklin’s intimate advisor. With Howe’s support Eleanor began to take pleasure in political decisions that daily faced the ticket. Throughout September 1922 Eleanor and a few other women began to go around New York to encourage people about the formation of the Democratic Women’s Club. The efforts created a strong support among the Democratic rank. By 1914 Eleanor has joined the Board of the “bi-partisan Women’s City Club.” The club's main objective or goal was to inform women of pressing political, and social issues.
By the early 1940’s Franklin and Eleanor’s relationship had begun to move away from being a relationship based on marital responsibilities to more of a professional one between peers. This happened because Eleanor had found out that her husband was having an affair with Lucy Mercer, her secretary. This information forced Eleanor to look else where for