How Did Eleanor Roosevelt Change America

Eleanor Roosevelt’s even just after her first year changed the moods of many Americans. Eleanor shared in the adulation that flowed toward the White House from a reviving people. But it was more than that. Eleanor and her husband set a precedent on how people would look at the Roosevelt era. It’s ironic because Eleanor did not want the job of being this first lady she thought it would hamper her own self-development as an independent person. Through the efforts she transformed what it went to be a first lady. She went from being official hostess to an important spokesperson for her husband’s administration and a role model for many women in America. Eleanor wanted to be able to help women all over the America understand that the do not have to conform into society. …show more content…
Her views early in life reflected those of most women of her time and class. Eleanor thought she took it for granted that men were more superior creatures and knew more about politics than women did. Eleanor's position as first lady allowed her to gain publicity for many marginal groups that needed support. She used her role to hold press conferences especially for female reporters and was instrumental in furthering women's issues. She wanted the women in America to be a part of politics she wanted them to understand how and why everything worked the way it did. She wanted them to do this because she knew that what was happening in politics was going to effect the everyday women in their own home. “The average women today ought to read one paper that gives her point of view and two opposing points of view to draw her own conclusion.” Eleanor didn’t want the women in America to just gossip and chatter about thing they hear. She wanted the women to look at both sides of any argument and understand what they both mean and then make a their own opinion about