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    Eleanor Roosevelt was born in 1884 and overcame a difficult childhood to become First Lady of the United States and a champion of human rights. As First Lady from 1933-1945, she advocated for New Deal programs and traveled extensively to survey living conditions. After her husband's death, she was appointed to the UN and helped draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Roosevelt remained an activist into her later years, fighting for social and political issues through teaching, writing, and public speaking. She left a legacy as a selfless leader who took initiative to improve lives and advance human rights globally.

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    Eleanor Roosevelt was born in 1884 and overcame a difficult childhood to become First Lady of the United States and a champion of human rights. As First Lady from 1933-1945, she advocated for New Deal programs and traveled extensively to survey living conditions. After her husband's death, she was appointed to the UN and helped draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Roosevelt remained an activist into her later years, fighting for social and political issues through teaching, writing, and public speaking. She left a legacy as a selfless leader who took initiative to improve lives and advance human rights globally.

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    Eleanor Roosevelt

    The First Lady of the World


    Jay Rugg, Molly Talkers, Sam
    Burchell

    Overview
    The Early Years
    The First Lady
    The First Lady of the World
    Leadership Style
    Legacy

    The Early Years

    I think at a childs birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the
    most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.

    Anna Eleanor Roosevelt born October 11, 1884


    Niece to President Theodore Roosevelt
    Adversity: Adored her father: chronic alcoholic
    Mother abused her psychologically: Ugly duckling, elderly
    woman
    Both parents died before age 10
    Grandmother sent her to Allenwood: all-girls school in England
    Mentor/teacher/greatest influence on her life Marie Souvestre
    Through her she gained the determination to be active in her own life

    The Early Years Continued


    1905: Married 5th cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    6 Children
    Put own goals on backburner: focused on family/ FDRs political career

    1914: World War 1


    Volunteer in American Red Cross/ Naval hospitals throughout the U.S.

    1921: FDR contracts polio


    Didnt let this hinder her
    Became active in politics
    Advanced her own goals and those of her disabled husband

    The First Lady

    It is not fair to ask of others what you are


    not willing to do yourself.

    1933: Moved into the White House


    First lady to hold her own press
    conference- only female reporters allowed

    Throughout FDRs presidency


    Traveled the world, visited relief projects,
    surveyed living conditions globally
    Called the Presidents eyes, ears, and
    legs
    Pushed FDR to continue supporting New
    Deal goals after Pearl Harbor bombing

    The First Lady of the World


    In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The
    process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are
    ultimately our own responsibility.
    Appointed to the United Nations General Assembly by President
    Truman
    Committed to fighting social issues long after FDRs death in 1945

    Elected Head of the Human Rights Commission


    Promised dignity, political influence, and economic security to all
    Drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Adopted in 1948
    Claimed this to be the greatest achievement of her life

    Reappointed by President Kennedy to United Nations in 1961

    Leadership Style
    Learn from the mistakes of others. You cant live long
    enough to make them all yourself.
    Created Community
    Teacher at Todhunter School
    Exposed her students to a range of possibilities
    Allowed her student to exchange experiences, ideas, and knowledge

    Open
    Open to many perspectives and opinions regardless of profile
    Her letter writing allowed her to read opinions of Americans and relay those
    opinions to her husband

    Empathy

    Legacy
    High demand as a speaker and lecturer
    Effectively communicated through
    technology
    Made use of television like FDR did with radio

    Prolific writer
    Many articles, books, and a multi-volume
    autobiography
    This Is My Story (1937), This I Remember
    (1949), On My Own (1958), Autobiography
    (1961)

    Legacy

    Takeaways
    Overcome Adversity
    Being a selfless leader
    Take Initiative
    Leave a lasting impact

    No one can make


    you feel inferior
    without your
    consent.

    Questions?

    Sources
    http://faculty.wagner.edu/lori-weintrob/eleanor-roosevelt-worldsmost-admired-woman/
    http://www.biography.com/people/eleanor-roosevelt-9463366#earlylife
    http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/44566.Eleanor_Roosevelt

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