Eleanor Roosevelt by Douglas Chandor [White House Collection, courtesy of the White House Historical Association]
Name Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Date of Birth October 11, 1884
Date of Death November 7, 1962
Place of Birth New York City
Birth Family Elliott Roosevelt and Anna Hall Roosevelt
Marriage/Spouse Franklin Roosevelt, herfifth cousin once removed
Children The Roosevelts had six children, five of whom survived infancy: Anna Eleanor, Jr., James, Franklin Delano, Jr., Elliott and John Aspinwall
Education Tutored privately until 15 at Allenswood Academy, a private finishing school; in the 1920 Eleanor studied at The New School
Career Author speaker, politician and activist for the New Deal coalition
Reason for Fame First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945
Additional Information Eleanor received forty-eight honorary degrees. She was was a champion of civil rights and women's rights. She was one of the most admired people of the 20th century, according to Gallup's List of Widely Admired People