Eleanor Roosevelt, A Personal and Public Life

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vows. Eleanor and Frank's third child died of influenza soon after birth. In addition, Eleanor was thrust into the highly public and stressful life of the First Lady after her husband was elected as President of the United States in 1932.
The personal tragedies and difficulties of Eleanor Roosevelt's life likely played a large role in the development of the woman she would become. Her lack of stable and loving parental figures likely influenced the young Eleanor to want to help others, in order to make up for many of the missing aspects of her own personal life. She likely wanted to give love, affection and understanding to others, in order to ensure that other people did not suffer the kind of sadness and tragedy that marked her personal life.
It was after the death of her third child that Eleanor Roosevelt devoted herself more fully to helping others that were less fortunate than her and Franklin. It is likely this very traumatic personal event caused the young ...

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of her own. She worked extensively with Democratic Party, and ultimately played an important role in the United Nations.
By the end of her life, Eleanor Roosevelt had transformed herself from an orphaned young woman to an accomplished, respected public figure. She made many difficult choices in her life that led to this decision. For example, she remained devoted to her husband (and he to her) despite his many infidelities. Certainly, her association with the president of the United States likely influenced her stature and her access to influential people needed to forward the causes that she held so dear.
Her personal relationships also evolved over the course of Eleanor's ...

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