Eleanor Roosevelt

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Eleanor Roosevelt

• Essential Question
• How do I discuss the lives of historical figures
  who expanded peoples rights and freedoms in a
  democracy?

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Who?

• Eleanor was born October 11, 1884.
• She grew up in a wealthy family.
• When she was 15, she went to school in England
• Married a President.

WORD
Authority- the right to lead and make decisions.
TO KNOW
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What?

• Eleanor Roosevelt supported equal opportunities
  for African Americans and Women.
• She was the first chairperson of the United
  Nations Human Rights Commission.
• She visited relief projects and reported progress
  back to her husband.
• She was an advocate for the rights of the poor
  and impoverished.

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When?

• In 1925, Eleanor started Val-Kill shop to give
  jobs to people in the community.
• She became the First Lady in 1933.
• She visited U.S. troops in Europe and the South
  Pacific in 1942 and 1943
• In 1952, Eleanor went to Israel to meet with
  leaders of different countries.

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Where?

• 1884 New York, New York
• -She is born to a wealthy family.
• 1925 Hyde Park, New York
• Her home is a place for work.
• 1933 Washington, DC
• She becomes First Lady of the United States.
• 1947 New York, New York
• -She helps write the United Nations
  Declaration of Human Right.

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Why?

• Roosevelt stood up for her beliefs. She fought
  for the rights of many. She worked for world
  peace.
• She never quit, because she saw there were many
  things for her to do. She was voted Americas
  Most Admired Woman many times.

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Accomplishments

• The United Nations, an organization Roosevelt
  helped to found, continues to work peace, helping
  people in trouble, and education.
• Americans honored her by putting her picture on a
  postage stamp.

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Character Traits
Cooperation

• Cooperation means working together with others.
• Eleanor Roosevelt cooperated with Franklin
  Roosevelt and others on many projects.

Tolerance

• Tolerance means respecting the beliefs and
  practices of others.
• Roosevelt showed tolerance when she worked for an
  agreement on the Declaration of Human Rights.

Respect For and Acceptance of Authority

• Roosevelt obeyed her grandmother when she
  returned to New York instead of staying in
  England.