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Staring back to Martha Washington first ladies have been a public icon, Eleanor ​roosevelt being one of the most momentous ones. she revolutionized the position, ​breaking the good hostess mold, expressing her leadership, commitment and ​inclusivity.

Long term Build up

A room located in the facility

Eleanor's boarding school located in ​England

Eleanor Roosevelt was the first lady from 1933-1945, she was a role ​model, leader, and woman of her time. Eleanor grew up privileged in ​NYC however both her parents were deceased when she was only 10 ​years old. Later on when Eleanor was 18, when she established her life ​passion for helping the disadvantaged. She worked in the Rivington ​Street Settlement House (which was the first settlement house in the ​US), despite her mother-in-law's disapproval, Eleanor taught calisthenics ​to children. Eleanor was also busy visiting factories to inspect working ​conditions, as she was a part of the National Consumers League. She ​was incredibly intelligent and years later met Franklin, a distant cousin ​and future husband. Before her time in the White House, there was a ​specific stereotype of First Ladies before and women in general of their ​expectations and limits. For example one of the first ladies who served ​before Eleanor was Grace Goodhue Coolidge. She completely stayed ​out of her husband's working life and focused on being a good hostess, ​while Eleanor Roosevelt had a different approach.

Eleanor's wedding ​3/17/1905

Short term Build up

Closer to Franklin's presidency, President Woodrow Wilson ​assigned Franklin as assistant secretary of the Navy. The Roosevelt ​family decided to move to Washington, D.C. All these sudden ​changes caused Elanor's social status to rapidly increase. She also ​was crucial in the League of Women Voters, even though during ​her marriage she was against women's suffrage.

An Image of Eleanor ​Roosevelt with Robert B. ​Irwin at the World ​Conference Work for ​the Blind 1931

Shortly after Franklin unfortunately got diagnosed with Polio, which caused him to ​become disabled. Because of this Eleanor was left to take over many public ​responsibilities and obligations. Throughout the time of F.D.R.’s presidential campaign, ​Lorena Hickok (Associated Press reporter) and the Roosevelts formed a close ​friendship. Right before Franklin became president he was governor of New York

A receipt of FDR's polio

If Eleanor hasn’t surprised you yet with the amazing balance of her busy ​life as a mom she was also teaching at Todhunter, a girls’ school in ​Manhattan. Some people who are commonly associated with this time of ​Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt's life are President Woodrow Wilson, Marian ​Dickerman, Nancy Cook, and Lorena Hickok

Eleanor teaching at Tud Huhunter

Her time as first lady

When Franklin was president Eleanor was doing much more ​than being a good hostess. Franklin Roosevelt was elected in ​1932 for his first term, causing this to be the start of Eleanor's ​First Lady career. Franklin was president in 1932 and served ​until 1945. Elanor did not enjoy the public scrutiny that her ​position as first lady entailed, but she eventually reinvented the ​role.

Eleanor served as ​Assistant Director ​of Civilian ​Defense, ​organizing ​volunteer workers.

Eleanor was aware of the issues around her, and wanted to use her publicity to her ​advantage. This is a letter to Addie Frizielle, regarding her concerns with mixed bathrooms. ​Eleanor responded with “If you have to use the same toilets and wash basins where you ​work, then all of you must have to take physical examinations, in which case I think you are as ​safe as you would be in any place where a great many people are coming and going. If you ​are nervous, there are certain precautions which you can always take”

During this period Eleanor was focusing on women's issues holding press conferences; she even had her section ​in the newspaper about her day. She was the first lady to travel to an active battle scene of war. Eleanor wasn’t ​intimidated by the stereotypes of her time. She was more liberal than her husband and stood up for what she ​believed in. She even resigned from the Daughters of American Revolution (DAR) because they denied having an ​African-American singer her concert in Constitution Hall. Eleanor decided to take action so she could have it in ​the Lincoln Memorial with 75,00+ people. This wasn’t the only time she did something like this. One of her Jewish ​friends tried to be a member of the New York women's club and they rejected her so Eleanor resigned her ​membership. She was involved with many clubs supporting the rights of people all over the world. In this time of ​12 years (longest serving first lady), she was able to create 60+ years of positivity.

Elanor Roosevelt published a newspaper column of her day. Typically her day consisted of her ​traveling, reading and her events. She also never failed to mention how she manages her busy ​public life. January 13th, 1949 Elanor seemed to be involved with helping define the Women's ​stereotypes. Because of her popular social status Elanor often attended luncheons or was a ​guest speaker; this particular day she spoke at the League of Women Voters. However ​Elanor wasn't just speaking about these issues but receiving new ones from the ​capital.Theatre lovers in Boston claimed there should be separate theaters for each race. ​Elanor followed this up with the solution of a theater open to all citizens, no matter what their ​race, color, or creed. During her down time she kept up with the latest news, this particular ​day she found out 1 in every 7 people claimed they went hungry during the past year.

Eleanor Roosevelt ​helped the less ​fortunate and ill people ​in Guadalcanal.

Short term effect

The ending of FDR's term didn't stop her great achievements . Such as being appointed by J.F.K. to the first U.S. ​Commission on the State of Women. J.F.K. and Harry S. Truman decided to make her a U.S. ambassador to the ​United Nations. She influenced all the future Women leaders. She overall had a substantial impact on the world.

She had a Television show, the episodes touching on multiple subjects, including ​disarmament, the UN, Cuba and the threatened spread of communism in Latin America, ​African nationalism, the Berlin crisis, China, NATO, the Common Market, the American ​image abroad, the crisis in Vietnam and more.

On top of all this, she served as chair of the first UN Commission on Human Rights. Which performed significant things for ​the nation including authoring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

One of the most notable things Elanor Roosevlt did in her lifetime is shown in ​this very photograph. She was the chairperson of the UDHR. This contribution ​led to many positive outcomes to our world still in use to this day. Like the right ​to be free from torture, the right to freedom of expression, the right to ​education and the right to seek asylum.

A quote said by Eleanor Roosevelt on Nov. 11, 1951

Long term Effect

Hillary Clinton, followed in the ​footsteps of Eleanor, Hillary had a ​career as a lawyer and as a politician ​even running for president in 2016. ​She stood up for children's rights ​and for the improvement of the ​public education system.

Another notable first lady was ​Michelle Obama . Michelle ​supported military families and ​ending childhood obesity, by ​encouraging healthy eating,

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