Eleanor Roosevelt

1884-1962

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From a shy, unhappy childhood, she grew up to be known as "The First Lady of the World" because of her world travels and international humanitarian work. As the wife of the President during the Great Depression, she not only performed the duties expected of her, but also used her position to work for reforms to help women, minorities, and poor people across the nation. She traveled throughout the country, serving as the "eyes and ears" of her disabled husband, providing him with important information about the needs and concerns of the American people. Later, she served as a delegate to the United Nations, working tirelessly to pass the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1961, she was appointed by President Kennedy to chair the U.S. Commission on the Status of Women.

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LESSON PLAN	Lesson: Journalism & Newspapers During the Great Depression Help your students understand the history of the Great Depression while practicing letter writing and determining cause and effect.
UNIT PLAN	Women's Suffrage Students read about the suffrage movement , research and answer dicussion questions, and write essays.
ONLINE ACTIVITY	Women Who Changed History Explore women in history especially during Women's History Month, including Amelia Earhart, Sally Ride, and Rosa Parks. Extension activities...
BOOK INFORMATION	We Shall Not Be Moved The shirtwaist industry of early 20th-century New York was very unfair to the young women employed in its factories. This is the story of teenage workers and important female activists in their courageous fight for humane working conditions in 1909.