ELEANOR ROOSEVELT BORN IN MANHATTAN
New York City (JFK+50) Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, the future wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt and who become known as the First Lady of the World, was born on October 11, 1884 in Manhattan at 56 West 37th Street.
Eleanor was the daughter of Elliott Roosevelt and Anna Hall and the niece of the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. In a White House biography, Eleanor is described as "a shy, awkward child starved for recognition and love." Another source says that Anna Hall Roosevelt, who was considered a "great beauty," was critical of Eleanor's "plain looks."
In 1892, after her mother's death, Eleanor lived with her grandmother. Two years later, Elliott Roosevelt passed away. From 1899 to 1902, Eleanor attended ALLENSWOOD ACADEMY* in London, England.
*Allenswood Academy is located in Southfields (SW London) near Wimbledon. Three rules of the academy which Eleanor thought 'silly' were:
only 3 baths a week at no more than 10 minutes each, confess to the use of a single word of English before entering the dining hall, and be subjected to having the contents of one's dresser dumped on your bed for punishment.
Eleanor and Frank Sinatra
December 3, 1960
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