Eleanor Roosevelt was a driven woman who started timid and shy but after years with her family and education, she became involved to the point of being an icon. Eleanor was a shy child who loved her family regardless their hard times. Elliott Roosevelt (Parks and Ware 9) and Anna Rebecca Hall (“First Lady Biography”1) gave birth to Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (“Roosevelt, Eleanor” 386) on October 11, 1884 (Parks and Ware 9), making her the oldest sibling of three (“First Lady Biography” 1). Eleanor was born to a family filled with alcoholism and self-destruction (Cook 4). Her father lived a life of alcoholism (Parks and Ware 9), leaving Eleanor unprotected all the time (Cook 15). Yet, despite his drinking, Eleanor adored her father (Parks and Ware
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She fought for “equal rights” for all Americans (Cook 575), also helpin start Americans crusade for freedom (Cook 576). Her work contained the valu of her name as a symbol of, not only social, but political prominence (Beasley 15). She strongly agreed with Emmeline Petrick-Lawrence, who said: “The only life worth living is a fighting life” (Cook 4). Eleanor did just that as she lived the last two years of her life with aplitic anemia and tuberculosis (“First Lady Biography” 24). Until November 7, 1962 (Parks and Ware 119) when Eleanor died of tuberculosis at age 78 (“First Lady Biography” 24). She was buried in Hyde Park, New York (“First Lady Biofgraphy”24). Eleanor lived a life of great responsibilities leaving the world with her views: “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 out own responsibility.” (Quotes 3). She was looked up to in many ways, for she was an icon. Starting from a young age, Eleanor Roosevelt was shy and reserved, but as she grew, her family and education helped her to become an involved woman whom people saw as an icon; Although her appearance was plain, the people that saw her were blindsided by the beauty of her
She fought for “equal rights” for all Americans (Cook 575), also helpin start Americans crusade for freedom (Cook 576). Her work contained the valu of her name as a symbol of, not only social, but political prominence (Beasley 15). She strongly agreed with Emmeline Petrick-Lawrence, who said: “The only life worth living is a fighting life” (Cook 4). Eleanor did just that as she lived the last two years of her life with aplitic anemia and tuberculosis (“First Lady Biography” 24). Until November 7, 1962 (Parks and Ware 119) when Eleanor died of tuberculosis at age 78 (“First Lady Biography” 24). She was buried in Hyde Park, New York (“First Lady Biofgraphy”24). Eleanor lived a life of great responsibilities leaving the world with her views: “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 out own responsibility.” (Quotes 3). She was looked up to in many ways, for she was an icon. Starting from a young age, Eleanor Roosevelt was shy and reserved, but as she grew, her family and education helped her to become an involved woman whom people saw as an icon; Although her appearance was plain, the people that saw her were blindsided by the beauty of her