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S TANDARDS A ND S TRANDS SS3H2a-b The student will discuss the lives of Americans who expanded people's rights and freedoms in a democracy. SS3G2a-e The student will describe the cultural and geographic systems associated with the historical figures in SS3H2a. SS3CG2a-c The student will discuss the character of different historical figures in SS3H2a. 2. time continuity and change 3. People, places, and environments 4. individual development and identity 5. individuals, groups, and institutions 6. power, authority, and governance Georgia Performance Nation Council Social Studies

C HILDHOOD & A DOLESCENCE Eleanor was born in NEW YORK CITY, NY in At age 10, she moved in with her Grandmother. She could have been characterized as shy, quiet, and lonely. Finishing School in England Smart Leader

Y OUNG A DULT AND M ARRIED L IFE She returned to New York at age 17. Volunteer Work Teaching at Community Center Focus on the Underclass Franklin- they were 5 th cousins and were married in She became his eye, ears and legs.

Y OUNG A DULT AND M ARRIED L IFE She campaigned for Franklin in his New York Gubernatorial and Presidential Campaigns. They moved to WASHINGTON DC in 1932 where she would live as First Lady of the US. As she traveled she overcame fears. Speaking in public Traveling to battlefields Wrote columns in the paper Eleanor changed the nations views of the First Lady by writing a column named “My Day” which made the American People feel like they knew her.

L IFE A FTER THE W HITE H OUSE Mrs. Roosevelt’s time in the White House was suddenly over with the passing of FDR in1945. She then was asked to be the US Representative to the United Nations in NEW YORK CITY, NY. She served there under Presidents Truman and Kennedy. While there she helped write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. She was well known overall for her humanitarianism and work for to better the lives of everyone, everywhere.

State of Birth Where she lived as First Lady Location of United Nations

Eleanor Roosevelt

born in 1884 stopped working for Human Rights when FDR died. helped write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Was well known as an humanitarian helped write the Constitution taught immigrants how to read wrote a daily newspaper column named “My Day” married her distant cousin FDR in 1905 grew up in New York represented the United States in the United Nations

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