Eleanor Roosevelt by Jenny Mauerer

Eleanor Roosvelt assignment attached

Jenny Mauerer
10-9-07
Joelle Ruby Ryan
Women’s Studies 200
Blog Entry #2

Eleanor Roosevelt was best known for helping her husband in the making of the New

Deal. She is niece of Teddy Roosevelt and wife to Franklin Roosevelt. She was born in New York

City on October 11, 1884 (she would have celebrated her 123 birthday tomorrow!!) and died in

the same city that she was born in November 1962. Her mother and father had both pasted

away by the time Eleanor was 10. Therefore her and her siblings went to live with their

grandmother who raised them. She attended a school in England at the age of 15, that gave her

the confidence and drive that she would need to complete the tasks that her life held for her.

She married her distant cousin Franklin Roosevelt in 1905 and then gave birth to six children in

11 years.
She began to gain her knowledge in politics in 1910 when her husband joined the Senate

and has been part of politics ever since, helping her husband gain presidency in 1933. Eleanor

dedicated her life to her husbands politics starting in 1928 when he was made governor and

remained until the day he died. She did all her duties as First Lady very well, greeted people,

supported her husband, went to political gatherings and most importantly helped her husband

write the New Deal.
She used her life to contribute to feminism by making the way for First Ladies and then

some to do more than what is expected. She made herself public to people and stood on her own

with her views and spoke out to support her husband. When she stepped up to help write the

New Deal she was the first lady to have their political views in a document. Her courage and

bravery set the way for women to stand out with their views and show how they support others.

I have heard about Eleanor Roosevelt before and knew the basis of what she had

accomplished in her life. However, I was unaware of how she got to where she was when she

died. I never knew her life story, how her grandmother raised her, where she got her schooling

or how she met and married her husband and many other facts in between. I think that she is a

women that has a made an impact in our society and her legacy will forever be around.

I choice to do Eleanor Roosevelt mainly because I was in Disney World this past summer

and I thought that it was intereating because the Hall of Presidents had mentioned her and her

accomplishments during the show. Therefore, I learned some of the basis about her from that

but then I also used the following websites.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ar32.html
http://who2.com/ask/eleanorroosevelt.html

Blog # 2 Maya Angelou

Phenomenal Woman
Pretty women wonder where my secrets lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit, A fashion models size
But when I start to tell them, they think I'm telling them lies. I say,
It's in the reach of my arms, the span of my hips,the stride of my step, the curl of my lips.
I'm a women...phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,that's me.
Now you understand just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing it ought to make you proud.
I say, it's in the click of my heels, the bend of my hair,the palm of my hand ,the need of my care,Cause I'm a woman...phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, that's me.
~ Maya Angelou


Maya Angelou was born in 1928. She is a poet, memorist, actress and important American Civil Rights Movement figure.
She may be best known for her writing and autobiographical material.
She didn't speak from age 8 until age 13 after a man who abused her was beaten to death by her uncles and she felt her words had killed the man.

She was deeply involved with Civil Rights and Fell in love with and moved her son to be with him in South Africa. She was also great friends with Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

Maya Angelou was appointed by three president to different positions. She read her poem"On the Pulse of the Morning" at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton. It was only the second time in history that a poet was asked to read. President Kennedy was the first.

Maya Angelou was honored by many academic organization however, she never attended college. She has received several doctorates from major universities.


Maya Angelou was married briefly and had one son who is also a poet. She uplifts women and civil rights in most of her writings, poems and films. Maya Angelou became more visible and her works acknowledged through her friendship with Oprah Winfrey.
She continues to strive to raise her voice for all women and equal rights for all mankind.

References:
www.mayaangelou.com
Wikipedia
Oprah Winfrey's Legends Weekend 2007-05-28
authors.aalbc.com/maya.htm -
www.wic.org/bio/mangelou.htm