Elliott Roosevelt, Eleanor's father, is confined to a mental asylum; Eleanor's mother, Anna Hall Roosevelt, dies of diphtheria. Eleanor becomes engaged to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, her fifth ...

Eleanor Roosevelt by Bernard T. Frydrysiak, 1946; Oil on canvas; Ford and Marni Roosevelt In 1933, she became First Lady of the United States and feared the change it would bring to her life.

Louis McHenry Howe made a career out of being "the man behind Roosevelt." His closeness to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt ... a sense of where to find the facts. Often, his tenacity led to ...