How Did Eleanor Roosevelt Impact Society

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “A woman is like a tea bag - you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water” (Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes). Roosevelt was raised in a luxurious penthouse in New York City, and she was expected to be like the usual elegant woman who lived a life of going to tea parties and living at the top of society. This completely changed when her husband became president making her the First Lady of The United States. Normally first ladies just had to be married to the president and they didn’t have much of a say in anything, but Roosevelt was a bold and courageous woman who changed all of these stereotypical views. She not only spoke out, but she worked to help others in need during times of despair. Eleanor Roosevelt used her

She gave credit to her parents, Mrs. W. Forbes Hall Morgan (her aunt), her teacher Marie Souvestre, FDR, her mother-in-law Sara Delano Roosevelt, and Louis Howe, the Roosevelts' political mentor, as having the most influential impact on the rest of Roosevelt’s life. (“Questions and answers about Eleanor Roosevelt”) She became active in the social reform movement of the Progressive era which was a time of social activism and political reform. She was really influenced by the idealized, model example of the reform-oriented President, her uncle Theodore Roosevelt. He worked hard and fulfilled his dreams to get elected president and she aspired have a work ethic like him. (“First Lady Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt”) She had to overcome gender boundaries and stereotypes of first ladies not having and huge voice and being actively involved. She was able to use her voice to be a humanitarian who dedicated her life to the betterment of others. (“Eleanor Roosevelt Biography”) She once said about her accomplishments and dreams, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”(Eleanor Roosevelt