Revisised Thesis Statement and Introduction

I believe that Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most influential women of the 20th century. Roosevelt was very active in politics As the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, she had a huge amount of influence on his polices, such as the New Deal. She aalso coordinated the leglislate program for the League of Women Voters. She was also an important member of the Women's Trade Union League. She continued her legacy long after her husband's death. After FDR's death, she was appointed as a delegate of the United Nations.

New source

"Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill." Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill. .

This website gives me a lot of information about Eleanor Roosevelt family life was like. The family held picnics and leased their house to friends. Today the house is a National Historic Site. The website also has a lot of information about things that she has done. The website provides a time line of important events in her life.It also has quotes on her expieriences during these time. The website also has pictures of family

New Source

Clark, Electra. Leading Ladies.An Affectionate Look at American Women of the Twentieth Century New York: Stein and Day, 1976.

I found alot of information in this source. This source discusses Eleanor Roosevelt's experience as a first lady. It also talks about people's impressions of the first lady. It talks a lot about her approach to being a first lady. It also talks about how she ran the White House. It talks bout how she invited lots of distinguished guests to her house.It also talks about her compassion for other people. It talks about how she waited in line at a soup kitchen with others during the Dust Bowl. The book also talks about her political involvement.It talks about how she always took criticism cheerfully, while FDR couldn't always bring himself to do this.

Seperate Annotations

Lassieur, Allison. Eleanor Roosevelt, Activist for Social Change.
New York: Franklin Watts , 2007.

This source helped me because it has a time line,which helped me narrow down the important events in her life. It also talks about her childhood. This important because a person's childhood helps them shape their life. It talks about the important things that she did as a first lady. This source also talks about her influence on FDR. The book also talks about her husband's affair with his secretary. The book talks about her relationship with her children. It also talks about her work with the United Nations. It also talks about her newspaper column, "My Day".The source talks about what she did after her husband died It also talks about her tuberculosis, that she discovered towards the end of her life.

This was originally in my first post, but I put it in a separate post.

NHD Topic

I chose Eleanor Roosevelt for my NHD Project because I am interested in the 1930's and 1940's. Also, Eleanor Roosevelt is an inspirational figure to me.

Eleanor Roosevelt is important because without her efforts, we might not have a United Nations. Also, she paved the way for other women to get involved in politics. Also, being a first lady, it is likely that she had influence on FDR's policies. She also helped write the draft of the Universial Declaration of Human Rights. Mrs. Roosevelt also helped arrange Marian Anderson, an African American, to to perform at the Lincoln Memorial.

Fr this this week's research, I found a book about Mrs. Roosevelt. I will read and summarize it for next week.