"I was a shy, solemn child even at the age of two, an I am sure that even when I dance, which I did frequently, I never smiled." -Roosevelt, Eleanor. This Is My Story. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937.
At a young age Eleanor lost most of her family members, her mother at the age of eight and her father, as well her eldest brother before turning 10 years old. Eleanor's mother didn't like her appearance so she called her daughter granny, making Eleanor feel bad. As Eleanor received little love from her mother she found the love in her father, becoming closer to him.
"...my mothers family were beautiful and it was a shock to the family when I was just and ordinary looking little girl..." -Eleanor Roosevelt - Shy Young Girl.
" she was plainly dissapointed by the way her daughter looked that used to call her granny.." -Narrator from Bio.com
Education:
Eleanor Roosevelt received education abroad, then finished her education in South Fields, England at the age of 15. While abroad Eleanor was taught social service and responsibility, which shaped her into the person she was. After returning to New York she began her career into social work.
Being a foreigner to Parish, she didn't seem to fit in with their culture and beliefs at the convent. She felt like an outsider, seeing that a girl got attention from swallowing a penny, she tried it to but it wasn't a success because she was then seen as a liar by the convent and her mother.
"Finally, I fell a prey to temptation. One of the girls swallowed a penny. The excitement was great, every attention was given her, she was the center of everybody's interest, I longed to be in her place. One day I went to one of the sisters and told her that I had swallowed a penny. I think it must have been evident that my story was not true..." -Roosevelt, Eleanor. This Is My Story. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937.
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"To the memory of my father who fired a child's imagination..." -Roosevelt, Eleanor. This Is My Story. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937.