Eleanor Roosevelt remains, to this day, a “ candle that lights the darkness “ . She is an exceptional example of how much a determined individual - although not blessed with socially defined graces - can achieve with foresight and determination .May her example continue to shine on throughout the centuries .
@@rosairedubrule60 Sort of makes it all the more incredible. I’ve just started researching Eleanor’s history. Listening to her interviews & reading her writings, there seems to be true heart there. Being cynical though, I’m reserving judgement on sincerity atm. 😂
She had all the social graces, except outer beauty. She was the equivalent of a dandelion in a family of roses, but no one remembers those women. Eleanor eclipsed them all!
If it wasn’t for President Roosevelt the depression would have lasted lot more years plus WW2 he be up at nights running WW2 til he was so tired out and the President death. Today the Democratic Party after JFK died was the last good Democratic Party to live.
What a wonderful, great lady with a beautiful heart. A real survivor. I had a mother-in-law too , who 70 years ago , cried when her beloved son said we were going to marry. I was just 18. She was cruel and interfering and uneducated but softened a little in old age when she had grandchildren as Doctors and a happy son head of a large company. She had even told me he couldn’t have children, hoping to break our engagement. My parents were well off and educated. I was taught to love Jews and we had friends of many creed so I was lucky. My darling husband died at 80 after I cared for him with Alzheimer’s for 8 years. I can’t walk now but will stay at home until I die which I hope is soon God bless the dear Eleanor. From New Zealand
What an absolutely amazing woman..As an English woman , I have always admired her, but did not know how much she achieved and her incredible social conscience.. FDR should have listened to her more....👍🥰💖
no cousin connection is 5 generations previous. the biggest constraint on Franklin was remaining in power and he was reliant on southern Democrat votes. socially they were reactionary
FDR had to be the practical politician, and he was constrained by the racism of the Southern Democrats and reactionary and isolationism of the Old Guard Republicans. All the same, I believe Eleanor was genuinely more compassionate for oppressed people than her husband, and he knew that she could say and do things that would have weakened him politically had he said and done them.
He wouldn't have been much without her. He married her because of Uncle Teddy Roosevelt's political influence and betrayed their marriage again and again. He even died with his mistress at his side in Palm Springs, far away from Eleanor. Fortunately, Eleanor was able to influence him to do great things. But unfortunately she never received the admiration she deserved until after her death.
Being Canadian, I knew nothing about her until I read a book The Giver of Stars which was based on Eleanor Roosevelt’s program to bring books to people in rural areas on horseback. It was a fabulous book, a really unique program that made a difference to lots of people encouraging many to learn to read. That was only one of the many accomplishments to her credit. The greatest First Lady ever!
The best First Lady ever. And this documentary on her life is exemplary. Thank you for reminding us of the “better angels” among us, especially during these turbulent regressive times. RIP Eleanor.
She is my hero even the fact I live in South Africa 🇿🇦 all women over the world must thank her for everything she did for us getting us recognized in the world of men and getting the vote for all women even us all in South Africa 🇿🇦
My favorite First Lady of all times. A woman who got out among the people and made a difference. Her work at the UN was incredible. How our country hasn’t honored her in some way is a travesty.
As a woman I admired greatly during the last several decades of her life, I can tell you that she was honored daily and routinely by the American people and the world over. When she said that a leader (including ours in US Presidents, Senate, Congressmen and Cabinet Members) the response was an immediate. “Yes Ma’am”. She remained active until the last few years of her life, in the white house and maybe longer but less publicly. They tried to convey that with the attendance of every living President at her funeral and the fact that each one had fond memories and stories of their work with her. I will not go so far as to suggest that there are no Memorials because I think there are several. Maybe what you are looking for is some kind of perpetual honor? Like the perpetual flame for JFK? There are awards in her name, and she is a standard that every First Lady but one has held herself to. I cannot say that she is still a person of great import still taught in the American Public School System, or that she is not. My oldest grandchildren know of her and my granddaughter reported on her. When my grandson was given a list of American Heroes, he opted to report on a former astronaut. That’s just the way it goes.
I remember Mrs. Roosevelt as a child , she worked tirelessly with black children to instill the true quality of their importance, I as a child remember her fondly. My Mom was a Social Worker and she worked under some of the programs she instituted. A wonder woman never gained the recognition she deserved
I am so grateful for her compassion, generous giving and devotion to human rights, women's right and civil rights. Eleanor is a woman of great courage, depth, focus and many other outstanding attributes. She contributed greatly to programs which befitted the poor , Marginalized and working families.
I knew a bit about her but watching this video I realise how incredibly versatile and energetic she was especially concerning working class people and African Americans. A truly amazingly gifted woman. I'm awed by her.
a truely remarkable woman and a mother to the whole nation... there is no other first lady that was/is as influential as she has been. really the first of all first ladies!
Just a footnote to this very interesting documentary... Eleanor had a significant impact on the Princess of Orange, Juliana, the crown Princess of the Netherlands, who, because of WWII was living in Canada with her four daughters. Juliana was a progressive young woman and had progressive ideas for the Netherlands, and she visited with Eleanor on a few occasions during this time. Many important reforms in the Netherlands were subsequently enacted when Juliana became queen shortly after the war... The two women were soul sisters...
How interesting.Thank you for posting.Malcolm Gladwell has an interesting podcast /interview/April 2024 with a man from India.."Fareed Zakaria and Malcolm Gladwell /Age of Revolution " but it emphasizes The relevance of The Netherlands in World history.I think you might find it also worthwhile.
Mrs. Roosevelt was a remarkable woman. It cannot be overstated the impact she had not just for women, but for the disenfranchised, forgotten and ignored. Hers is the face that should grace Mt. Rushmore.
Why does Mt Rushmore only honour men? Eleanor should definitely be honoured.🎉❤ She had so much courage in giving herself to causes and those on the margins. She had to endure so much disappointment in her husband's infidelities and indifference to her feelings. A real international heroine. ❤😊 Robyn from Australia.
A small anecdote about Eleanor: As a child, a lady I know who was raised near Washington Square just after world War II, was told by her father one afternoon to "go over to that lady and pet her dog".The lady graciously allowed it. The dog, of course, was Fala.
Eleanor Roosevelt was a woman of compassion, commitment, conscience and courage. She truly did light a candle in darkness for those who were poor, neglected, despised, hurting due to injustice or war, in this country and around the world through her work within the United Nations. She was and still is a great example of leadership, that hopefully we can aspire to emulate.
What a remarkable documentary. Childhood is so important. A victim of abuse will either turn out to be an abuser or an advocate against abusers. Eleanor Roosevelt chose the latter. This doc captured her life, legacy, and her most intimate moments. Did we really need to know all of this? Perhaps not, but it was quite informative and in doing so, it helped us to know more about who she really was... one of the most transparent (rather good or bad) leaders in this country. Thanks for sharing!
Eleonor's influential work continues to impact people and inspires many men and women, boys and girls today. Her story should be a critical part of our history curriculum. .
Or at least many people admired her while many people in her family including her own mother despised, didn’t respect, didn’t approve of her, loathed, disparaged her.
I knew almost nothing about Eleanor Roosevelt. Heard Hillary Clinton say one day that she admired her. Decided to find out why. Have learned a lot here on RUclips about E.R. What a lady! What a noble example of humankind for humankind! She gave of herself to our country and the world. She reached out and improved people's lives.
@@anairenemartinez165 Actually, Hubert Humphrey was considered to be somewhat similar to Eleanor in terms of Humanitarian works. He put his political career on the line when he did his speech on Civil Rights at 1948 Democrat Convention. As a Senator he tried to introduce Civil Rights legislation nearly ever year he was in the Senate. LBJ put Hubert in charge of getting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed in the Senate. Even before that he took on racism and antisemitism as the Mayor of Minneapolis. The Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award was named after him in 1977. He and Eleanor were the major liberal Democrat people behind the change/turning point in the Democrat party into being the party of human rights/civil rights/equal rights. When Congress paid tribute to Hubert while he was still alive and terminally ill, one Virginia Democrat described him as the "second Roosevelt" (FDR). He was one of the accomplished legislators in history having been involved in the incubation of a large amount legislation that eventually got passed. Things like the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Food for Peace, Peace Corps, Medicare, WIC, Head Start, Solar Energy Research, Clean Water Act, etc. JFK liked some of Hubert's ideas and used them (i.e. the Peace Corps). Even Republican like Bob Dole and others praised Hubert's Humanitarian works when they paid tribute to him. When Jimmy Carter eulogized him, he said that Hubert Humphrey may have "blessed this country more than any of us" (He was talking in front of Gerald Ford, Nelson Rockefeller, Richard Nixon, Kissinger, etc.). Before his death in 1978, a poll of 1,000 legislative aides named him as the most effective legislator of the past 75 years. Some people tended to focus on his time as LBJ's Vice President and his seeming support for LBJ's Vietnam policy. Forgetting (or not knowing) just how much Hubert Humphrey accomplished as a Senator. Hubert's views on Vietnam changed over the years. He was concerned that a public break from LBJ on Vietnam would harm the Peace Talks, but, he did publicly break from Johnson on Vietnam in a televised speech 9/30/68. He had tried to do it back in July of that year at a speech he intended to give in San Francisco, but, he got the flu. So, his intended speech was released as a statement and was largely ignored by most people, including LBJ. Only one news columnist mentioned his major break from Johnson on Vietnam in that speech/statement. Later, as a Senator in the 70s, Hubert supported and voted for legislation by his protege's George McGovern and Walter Mondale that, if they had passed, would have ended US involvement in Vietnam. He supported and voted for legislation that limited the power of the President to wage war without the support of Congress (Which would have possibly prevented what LBJ and Nixon did in relation to Vietnam).
@@anairenemartinez165 Actually, Hubert Humphrey was considered to be somewhat similar to Eleanor in terms of Humanitarian works. He put his political career on the line when he did his speech on Civil Rights at 1948 Democrat Convention. As a Senator he tried to introduce Civil Rights legislation nearly ever year he was in the Senate. LBJ put Hubert in charge of getting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed in the Senate. Even before that he took on racism and antisemitism as the Mayor of Minneapolis. The Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award was named after him in 1977. He and Eleanor were the major liberal Democrat people behind the change/turning point in the Democrat party into being the party of human rights/civil rights/equal rights. When Congress paid tribute to Hubert while he was still alive and terminally ill, one Virginia Democrat described him as the "second Roosevelt" (FDR). He was one of the accomplished legislators in history having been involved in the incubation of a large amount legislation that eventually got passed. Things like the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Food for Peace, Peace Corps, Medicare, WIC, Head Start, Solar Energy Research, Clean Water Act, etc. JFK liked some of Hubert's ideas and used them (i.e. the Peace Corps). Even Republican like Bob Dole and others praised Hubert's Humanitarian works when they paid tribute to him. When Jimmy Carter eulogized him, he said that Hubert Humphrey may have "blessed this country more than any of us" (He was talking in front of Gerald Ford, Nelson Rockefeller, Richard Nixon, Kissinger, etc.). Before his death in 1978, a poll of 1,000 legislative aides named him as the most effective legislator of the past 75 years.
After a traumatic childhood Mrs Roosevelt turned out to be a wonderful woman and one of our greatest First Ladies. The things she accomplished were notable. I don’t think FDRs administration would have been nearly as successful without her help.
Eleanor Roosevelt's story re-inspires my morning, my life and my worldview. Thanks for sharing. Her remarkable propensity to do good may have emerged from the enormous neglect and disregard she was subjected to in her childhood and as a young wife. It seems that wherever she found love she accepted it. And, when she encountered unmet human needs, she brooked no obstacle to resolve them. Bravo for a life well spent❤❤❤.
@@edensdoor9592many say she was so hands on that she was the first female president, her husband was elected four times, he was handicapped so it's evident she was the nuts and bolts. FDR was an ogre bigot.
Eleanor seemed to believe in Freedom for EVERYONE!! She was a truly wonderful woman from all appearances. She worked independently for the rights of others.
She was deceased long before I was born but she is a hero to me. My parents, who had be (OOPS) in their 40s, spoke about her, as they were children of immigrants and lived in tenements in NYC, as if she were that sparkling light atop a hill. She worked tirelessly for just about everyone who needed help, in any way, and became, as a title of a book and film about her said....."Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the World"!
Eleanor Roosevelt was an important person in the girls across this nation to show us that take on a corner of your community and activate to make it better. I have always put her philosophy into part of my life. We all can change the direction of issues needed to be changed. She was a very important influence in my life.
Eleanor Roosevelt has always been a beacon for me and being a strong woman and being an educated woman and speaking my own mind. I'm so glad that she was part of our country's history and so grateful for everyone who she touched.
For most of my almost 60 years on this planet, I have greatly admired this lady. She had such strength and conviction, especially since women were still mainly second-class citizens. She didn't just give lip service, she worked hard on behalf of so many people who didn't have a voice. I don't know if people understand that she could have committed political suicide for herself and her husband by giving Marian Anderson a platform to perform for everyone. And she didn't attend the concert because she simply didn't want the spotlight on her. She was a great woman and human being. She was also an amazing broad. And as a female, that is the highest compliment I give to anyone.
I an so glad I came across this excellent documentary today. Thank you for sharing it. I was born in 1934 and this was a wonderful reminder of the history I actually remember living through during my childhood and young adult years as well as learning information I was not aware of. I love to watch historical biographical programs and I will watch for The History Chronicles. Thank you again. I also enjoyed reading some of the comments below. Sincerely, Helen Harris
Superb biography. I would only ad that Eleanor Roosevelt's first foray as the New Deal's domestic ambassador was her visit to the second bonus army encampment of WW I veterans in DC in March of 1933. Remember that Herbert Hoover sent the Army to break up the first bonus army encampment in 1932. FDR sent Eleanor to the encampment of 5,000 with no talking points or advice. She talked to the veterans, apologized for the lack of funding for a bonus in the Federal budget. But she expressed her support for them and promised that the FDR administration would do its best to prevent future wars. She also promised work to veterans who signed up for the Civilian Conservation Corps. The veterans were taken by surprise by her visit, which was the clearest indication yet that FDR's election meant a new approach to hard times, for both veterans and Americans in general.
And, just what did/have The Collective Roosevelt Clan done for The Native Americans? While The New Deal may have been helpful in it’s time, flaws and unwise decisions laid the groundwork for the flaws and abuses of the current “welfare programs.”
Inspite of knowing that her husband wanted a divorce and has several affairs with many women even after giving him six children,and her husband didn't even call for her in his final year's before he died and was with his mistress instead,is most heartening to hear.sad but true.
Seems the best of best had hard childhood. Even thou she grew up with money she was denied love & compassionate or even understanding. So even thou the man she loved hurt her deeply she managed to rise above it and still managed to help those with out prejudice.. because of het openness she was able to understand and relate what kind of assistance to have their own self respect. She was a hero. Shit even if she wasn’t as attractive she managed to marry & become the presidents wife. Carving out her own self worth became one of our great humanity. Think everyone knows Franklin Admired her intelligence but was disrespectful to her privately and at times. Yet think she picked her battles
Actually, Hubert Humphrey was considered to be somewhat similar to Eleanor in terms of Humanitarian works. He put his political career on the line when he did his speech on Civil Rights at 1948 Democrat Convention. As a Senator he tried to introduce Civil Rights legislation nearly ever year he was in the Senate. LBJ put Hubert in charge of getting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed in the Senate. Even before that he took on racism and antisemitism as the Mayor of Minneapolis. The Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award was named after him in 1977. He and Eleanor were the major liberal Democrat people behind the change/turning point in the Democrat party into being the party of human rights/civil rights/equal rights. When Congress paid tribute to Hubert while he was still alive and terminally ill, one Virginia Democrat described him as the "second Roosevelt" (FDR). He was one of the accomplished legislators in history having been involved in the incubation of a large amount legislation that eventually got passed. Things like the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Food for Peace, Peace Corps, Medicare, WIC, Head Start, Solar Energy Research, Clean Water Act, etc. JFK liked some of Hubert's ideas and used them (i.e. the Peace Corps). Even Republican like Bob Dole and others praised Hubert's Humanitarian works when they paid tribute to him. When Jimmy Carter eulogized him, he said that Hubert Humphrey may have "blessed this country more than any of us" (He was talking in front of Gerald Ford, Nelson Rockefeller, Richard Nixon, Kissinger, etc.,) Some people tended to focus on his time as LBJ's Vice President and his seeming support for LBJ's Vietnam policy. Forgetting (or not knowing) just how much Hubert Humphrey accomplished as a Senator. Hubert's views on Vietnam changed over the years. He was concerned that a public break from LBJ on Vietnam would harm the Peace Talks, but, he did publicly break from Johnson on Vietnam in a televised speech 9/30/68. He had tried to do it back in July of that year at a speech he intended to give in San Francisco, but, he got the flu. So, his intended speech was released as a statement and was largely ignored by most people, including LBJ. Only one news columnist mentioned his major break from Johnson on Vietnam in that speech/statement. Later, as a Senator in the 70s, Hubert supported and voted for legislation by his protege's George McGovern and Walter Mondale that, if they had passed, would have ended US involvement in Vietnam. He supported and voted for legislation that limited the power of the President to wage war without the support of Congress (Which would have possibly prevented what LBJ and Nixon did in relation to Vietnam).
Love this biography of Eleanor, she was truly an amazing women who fought for the rights of women, blacks, Asians, veterans, the unemployed, in other words for the rights of every American. She was special and adored and rightfully so.
What a wonderful documentary of Elenor Roosevelt! Thank you. Elenor Truly a great woman. Graceful sincere and a fighter for betterment of the less fortunate. The best and greatest of all the First Ladies so far. She would make a great President!
I think Eleanor Roosevelt was a wonderful, intelligent, hard-working, tenacious brave champion of women ,minorities, and the working class. Who also had to fight her own personal battles because of her lack of attractiveness losing both parents at a young age constantly being kicked down, she kept getting up and fighting. This country this world is a much better place, because of all the efforts and achievements of Eleanor Roosevelt, and a woman who I have always looked up to.
Fantastic! I learned so much. If everyone was even just a little like Eleanor Roosevelt the world would be a much better place. Thank you for the research
My Grandmother absolutely loved her and the President as well. I greatly admired and appreciated her. I really feel that she influenced many more people in very many ways that she was acknowledged for. History already has shown and will continue to show what a great humanitarian she was. Perhaps not the least schoolchildren who grew up influenced by her and took in her intellectual persuits and influenced their choices in the past and for years to come. I hope that future Presidents wives will take the sum of all her efforts personally. Though she suffered from low self esteem, she esteemed others to such a level as to put their needs above her own. So yes, I admired her greatly and would encourage others to follow that lofty example. Keep looking up 🌹👍
A descendant of the Van Rensselaer, Livingston, Schuyler, Hall and Roosevelt families, Roosevelt was groomed in politics from an early age. She would've married well, had children, lived a comfortable life. All of the tragedies could've driven her to depression, despair, sadness and I think those qualities lit a fire to achieve what she did over the course of her life. Eleanor had a cousin named Alice Longworth who absolutely despised Eleanor.
@@ktkat1949 Alice Roosevelt Longworth was seen as the prettier of the Roosevelt girls, while Eleanor had been noted early on as compassionate, giving, charitable, smart, and hard working, which is what incensed Alice, who aided and abetted Franklin's affair with Lucy Mercer. By 1933, when her Hyde Park cousins entered the White House, the Oyster Bay branch was seen as out of season. Eleanor hated Alice equally, and actively, aggressively campaigned across New York State, in his failed 1924 gubernatorial run, against her cousin Theodore, in an act of retaliation for how the Oyster Bay clan treated her growing up. She singlehandedly ended her cousin's political career. All Alice could do is be bitter.
Their lives might have been different had their fathers lived longer. Eleanor's father Elliot Roosevelt died from alcoholism at 34. Alice's father Theodore Roosevelt, Elliot's brother died at 60. Alice herself lived to be 96 years old when she passed away in 1980. She was the first born of Theodore Roosevelt's six children and the last one to die. The other five kids came from Theodore's second wife Edith.
I think she was the very greatest First Lady that we have ever had! She judged people by their character,period,and never backed down from that position to the end of her life! She accomplished more in her lifetime than all of the rest combined! Delving into her supposed love affairs is no ones business! ❤
She was a graceful intelligent diplomat I had a friend who wrote a book about her and knew her in Newark New Jersey she visited I never had a chance to meet her I always wanted to
She also was a lesbian and had an affair with his building dedicated University and 11th Street where I lived to her and president Harding's niece who she had a relationship with
Excited to find this story. When I was young, I found Elliot Roosevelt's fictionalized books riveting. He used his mother as the protagonist, her personality, her activism & close relationships as the basis & had her helping to solve mysteries in & about Washington DC. She became my hero & has remained so. I hope you all might be able to find one or two of the series. I wish I'd kept them. The books are delicious & bring honor to this great patriot.
Looks like both Eleanor and FDR's constant uphill battles - for different reasons - gave them both a common ground to stand on, and made them both indispensable partners to each other. He privately admitted to a few people that Eleanor was his best right hand man.
Her family were horrible to her, but that harsh beginning formed her into a compassionate person.... It's still very sad that she held inner turmoil about her outer beauty well into adulthood. 🥺
Her family had their fair share of mental illness,,both parents struggled with alcoholism, they were not able to offer that, Eleanor was lucky that she herself did not struggle with alcoholism later in life.
This is the best biography of Eleanor Roosevelt I have watched to date. Thank you so much. Eleanor was a remarkable woman and a true patriot. She was dedicated to the betterment of all people.
@@anairenemartinez165 Thanks for responding. It's good in these tough times to raise our knowledge of our strength. We tend to forget when life is gloomy.
Thank you for this detailed biography., about Mrs Roosevelt . She was an amazing woman,an amazing wife,especially,using her husbands power and influence for her purposes. It looks like America had two presidents,both very beneficial. I am sorry that her marriage was such a disappointment,though,due to his unfaithfulness. Glad they had children,though. Thank you again! Amazing biography!👍🌹❤️🇨🇦
I have seen Eleanor Roosevelt for the first time on "What's My Line" TV show of 1950's. At that time I was not aware about her significant role in political and social field and I use to consider her as a 🌟First Lady🌟 only! Now that I am aware about some of her active role on international and national stage, it will be much more impressive to me to watch her on TV.
I am very impressed by the documentary. I can only bow to Eleonor Roosevelt and her life's work. The term "philanthropist" is more than appropriate for her. It is hard to imagine how much she must have suffered from the lack of love and attention and care of her own family members. Who does not correspond to the classical sense of beauty is not an ugly person, otherwise billions of people would be ugly, including me. Even through marriage there was no escape, one could say out of the frying pan into the fire. No one needs such a mother-in-law as she had. Despite all the hardships she had to go through, no one could break her. For me Eleonor Roosevelt is a heroine.
@@SMichaelDeHart She spent several years as a teenager at Allenswood Academy, just outside London. So it's not implausible that her accent could be mistaken as English.
God Bless Her Beautiful Soul. What a remarkable woman and humanitarian and I would rate her the Best first Lady! Even though she has passed they should give her the Nobel Peace Prize for all that she had done for the benefit of mankind. A remarkable First Lady and yes the Best!
Patty-I've always admired and respected her. I have read countless biographies about her and was gifted the book that that was a collection of her letters. The more I learn about her, the more I admire her.
What an awesome woman! I’ve always admired her but was not aware of all the great things she accomplished! We could use a dozen like her right now! 🇨🇦🇨🇦👏👏💐
For all of Eleanor's good attributes, she was remarkably hands-off as a parent. Her three eldest children seemed to have resented their mother. Only the youngest two had a good relationship with her, and that's because FDR wouldn't be able to play sports with them after his polio attack. Eleanor Roosevelt took this up with them, along with camping and other trips, so they would have the same opportunities as the older children. Basically, because of her husband's illness, she was forced to actually parent her younger children. It's understandable, though. Her own mother, Anna, died early, and she was more attentive to her sons than she was with Eleanor. Elliott, her dad, for his part, consumed with drying out at treatment facilities for alcoholism, loved his daughter intensely, showered her with affection, and had high expectations of her. However, because Elliott was rarely home and with the rest of the Roosevelt family, his wife and children, Eleanor spent little time with him but cherished any time they had together.
Yes they sure do. But please be honest, at the risk of sounding like one of the mean but still nonetheless, what was the first thing you thought of the first time you saw Eleanore? I’m just saying. Let me add that I love her and all her work towards mankind. She truly is still one of the most amazing women in American 🇺🇸 history!
Interesting doc. Loved that woman. She was a splendid politician of deeply excellent character. Her rise to greatness inspires all who study her. Thank you.
She was a beautiful little girl from what I see in the pictures, perhaps it was the full lips that were not envogue in those days. She always reminded me of my Grandmother. And yes, probably the greatest First Lady ever and way ahead of her time.
She suffered from micrognathia/retrognathia. A small receding lower mandible. Today it can be fixed with plastic surgery. I’ve often wondered if this feature kept her from being discounted as another pretty face. She had such presence and depth of character. Very powerful lady. FDR had to have known she was a treasure. And thanks to the lack of today’s media they were both able to accomplish much without all the sensationalism about their private lives.
She was an strong and admirable woman indeed . The most interesting aspect of this biography was learning the fact that the anti-lynching law was not passed into law until 2022. Shocking.
I was a college student in 1962 at Wayne state University in Detroit. I was walking from my class back to the dorm and I saw on a marquis Illinois roosevelt here to lecture at 2 o'cfuck it was 12 noon I decided to go home and freshen up before coming to her lecture I fell asleep and I missed Eleanor Roosevelt in 1962 in the springtime and can you imagine she died a few months later in 1962 I regret that chance All the time now I had a chance to see and hear Eleanor Roosevelt and I missed it !!!
IT'S very sad she wasn't a President!!! WHAT a wonderful down to earth lady with a giant heart for humanity's sufferings!! 💯❣️❣️❣️❣️ Thank you so much for your deep information of this beautiful woman's life 🙏🙏👏👏👏👍💖💖💖 Definitely VERY influencial First Lady👍👍👍👍👍💫✨✨✨✨🌟
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Ellernor and the guard most likely was a bi sexual affair ...😊
You can just see the genuine heartfelt compassion and kindness in her face in every picture. She is beautiful
She really is beautiful.
She delivered canning jars to Appalachian women so they could preserve fruits and vegetables.
Eleanor Roosevelt remains, to this day, a “ candle that lights the darkness “ . She is an exceptional example of how much a determined individual - although not blessed with socially defined graces - can achieve with foresight and determination .May her example continue to shine on throughout the centuries .
a rich lady who actually cared
@@rosairedubrule60 Sort of makes it all the more incredible. I’ve just started researching Eleanor’s history. Listening to her interviews & reading her writings, there seems to be true heart there. Being cynical though, I’m reserving judgement on sincerity atm. 😂
She had all the social graces, except outer beauty. She was the equivalent of a dandelion in a family of roses, but no one remembers those women. Eleanor eclipsed them all!
If it wasn’t for President Roosevelt the depression would have lasted lot more years plus WW2 he be up at nights running WW2 til he was so tired out and the President death.
Today the Democratic Party after JFK died was the last good Democratic Party to live.
@@samsmom1491 What a great observation. I couldn't agree more.
My mother had said that Eleanor Roosevelt was very intelligent and would have made a good President.
This was a very informative documentary.
absolutely!
In a way she was the President. She took over for Franklin when he was too sick to work.
She is my favorite president: she was FDR's legs, and contributed immensely to his social programs -- the "New Deal".
She also had a lot of empathy.
@@C.C-os1cz This "biography" doesn't begin to do her justice. Which is what happens when the producer of the biography knows so little about her.
What a wonderful, great lady with a beautiful heart. A real survivor. I had a mother-in-law too , who 70 years ago , cried when her beloved son said we were going to marry. I was just 18. She was cruel and interfering and uneducated but softened a little in old age when she had grandchildren as Doctors and a happy son head of a large company. She had even told me he couldn’t have children, hoping to break our engagement. My parents were well off and educated. I was taught to love Jews and we had friends of many creed so I was lucky. My darling husband died at 80 after I cared for him with Alzheimer’s for 8 years. I can’t walk now but will stay at home until I die which I hope is soon God bless the dear Eleanor. From New Zealand
'No one can make you feel inferior without your consent' my favorite Eleanor Roosevelt's saying
Hello 👋 how are you doing?
I like this saying !!!!!!🤗🇬🇧
She only said this because people kept making fun of her getting married to her Cousin. She was gross, disgusting even. No wonder they were Democrats.
This my favorite quote of all time. I use it to encourage friends that they are in control of their lives, not the people that hurt your feelings.
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What an absolutely amazing woman..As an English woman , I have always admired her, but did not know how much she achieved and her incredible social conscience..
FDR should have listened to her more....👍🥰💖
no cousin connection is 5 generations previous. the biggest constraint on Franklin was remaining in power and he was reliant on southern Democrat votes. socially they were reactionary
FDR had to be the practical politician, and he was constrained by the racism of the Southern Democrats and reactionary and isolationism of the Old Guard Republicans. All the same, I believe Eleanor was genuinely more compassionate for oppressed people than her husband, and he knew that she could say and do things that would have weakened him politically had he said and done them.
He was no different than other President, a cad
@@suestephan3255 Nobody is perfect. He was good. He did his best.
He wouldn't have been much without her. He married her because of Uncle Teddy Roosevelt's political influence and betrayed their marriage again and again. He even died with his mistress at his side in Palm Springs, far away from Eleanor. Fortunately, Eleanor was able to influence him to do great things. But unfortunately she never received the admiration she deserved until after her death.
Being Canadian, I knew nothing about her until I read a book The Giver of Stars which was based on Eleanor Roosevelt’s program to bring books to people in rural areas on horseback. It was a fabulous book, a really unique program that made a difference to lots of people encouraging many to learn to read. That was only one of the many accomplishments to her credit. The greatest First Lady ever!
She is the woman who could do anything and did with compassion and empathy. LOve and have always admired her. Thank you for the Biography.
The best First Lady ever. And this documentary on her life is exemplary. Thank you for reminding us of the “better angels” among us, especially during these turbulent regressive times. RIP Eleanor.
She is my hero even the fact I live in South Africa 🇿🇦 all women over the world must thank her for everything she did for us getting us recognized in the world of men and getting the vote for all women even us all in South Africa 🇿🇦
True !!!!!🤗🇬🇧
The world needs people like her, how can one not admire her
Yeah, she knew what it was like to be unwanted!
I'm not a fan.
My favorite First Lady of all times. A woman who got out among the people and made a difference. Her work at the UN was incredible. How our country hasn’t honored her in some way is a travesty.
Absolutely agree. An impressive woman.
As a woman I admired greatly during the last several decades of her life, I can tell you that she was honored daily and routinely by the American people and the world over. When she said that a leader (including ours in US Presidents, Senate, Congressmen and Cabinet Members) the response was an immediate. “Yes Ma’am”. She remained active until the last few years of her life, in the white house and maybe longer but less publicly. They tried to convey that with the attendance of every living President at her funeral and the fact that each one had fond memories and stories of their work with her. I will not go so far as to suggest that there are no Memorials because I think there are several. Maybe what you are looking for is some kind of perpetual honor? Like the perpetual flame for JFK? There are awards in her name, and she is a standard that every First Lady but one has held herself to. I cannot say that she is still a person of great import still taught in the American Public School System, or that she is not. My oldest grandchildren know of her and my granddaughter reported on her. When my grandson was given a list of American Heroes, he opted to report on a former astronaut. That’s just the way it goes.
I remember Mrs. Roosevelt as a child , she worked tirelessly with black children to instill the true quality of their importance, I as a child remember her fondly. My Mom was a Social Worker and she worked under some of the programs she instituted. A wonder woman never gained the recognition she deserved
I agree. My father told me about Eleanor Roosevelt and her life, A woman of great value. A good role model. I was 9 yr old. ❤ now 71.
Well if you like feminism be my guest.
I am so grateful for her compassion, generous giving and devotion to human rights, women's right and civil rights. Eleanor is a woman of great courage, depth, focus and many other outstanding attributes. She contributed greatly to programs which befitted the poor , Marginalized and working families.
I knew a bit about her but watching this video I realise how incredibly versatile and energetic she was especially concerning working class people and African Americans. A truly amazingly gifted woman. I'm awed by her.
a truely remarkable woman and a mother to the whole nation...
there is no other first lady that was/is as influential as she has been.
really the first of all first ladies!
An exceptional documentary about an extraordinary woman. Thank you for posting.
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Just a footnote to this very interesting documentary... Eleanor had a significant impact on the Princess of Orange, Juliana, the crown Princess of the Netherlands, who, because of WWII was living in Canada with her four daughters. Juliana was a progressive young woman and had progressive ideas for the Netherlands, and she visited with Eleanor on a few occasions during this time. Many important reforms in the Netherlands were subsequently enacted when Juliana became queen shortly after the war... The two women were soul sisters...
How interesting.Thank you for posting.Malcolm Gladwell has an interesting podcast /interview/April 2024 with a man from India.."Fareed Zakaria and Malcolm Gladwell /Age of Revolution " but it emphasizes The relevance of The Netherlands in World history.I think you might find it also worthwhile.
Eleanor Roosevelt was an incredibly inspiring and tenacious woman. She makes me extremely proud to be a socially responsible human being.
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Yeah, she was a great woman. Changed what is required of the presidential spouse. Horrible that a mother would tell her child she's ugly.
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She has always been a “She-ro” of mine.What a woman!!Smart, generous, worldly, effective.Also, I think she was quite beautiful as a young woman.
She has always been a “She-ro” of mine.What a woman!!Smart, generous, worldly, effective.Also, I think she was quite beautiful as a young woman.
I’m not American so had very limited knowledge of Eleanor Roosevelt. This opened my eyes and wow what a woman.
Mrs. Roosevelt was a remarkable woman. It cannot be overstated the impact she had not just for women, but for the disenfranchised, forgotten and ignored. Hers is the face that should grace Mt. Rushmore.
Why does Mt Rushmore only honour men? Eleanor should definitely be honoured.🎉❤ She had so much courage in giving herself to causes and those on the margins. She had to endure so much disappointment in her husband's infidelities and indifference to her feelings.
A real international heroine. ❤😊 Robyn from Australia.
A small anecdote about Eleanor: As a child, a lady I know who was raised near Washington Square just after world War II, was told by her father one afternoon to "go over to that lady and pet her dog".The lady graciously allowed it. The dog, of course, was Fala.
One lucky child and one wise dad ;))
I have a similar one,. I meat her once as young child 2 yrs old. I dont remember it, my mom told me. It was a 1 yr before she passed.
Eleanor Roosevelt was a woman of compassion, commitment, conscience and courage. She truly did light a candle in darkness for those who were poor, neglected, despised, hurting due to injustice or war, in this country and around the world through her work within the United Nations. She was and still is a great example of leadership, that hopefully we can aspire to emulate.
Those are just empty, hollow phrases...
@@clawsewitz4316 well…aren’t you just a little ray of sunshine!
@@clawsewitz4316 I admire people like Eleanor , i like to say hello. Thank you for helping supporting women children issue.
Yes these words are so true !!!!!!!!🤗🇬🇧
@@lizabethrobison4566 well said !!!!!🤗🇬🇧
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Indeed. She was a superior being among us mortals.
What a remarkable documentary. Childhood is so important. A victim of abuse will either turn out to be an abuser or an advocate against abusers. Eleanor Roosevelt chose the latter. This doc captured her life, legacy, and her most intimate moments. Did we really need to know all of this? Perhaps not, but it was quite informative and in doing so, it helped us to know more about who she really was... one of the most transparent (rather good or bad) leaders in this country. Thanks for sharing!
She was neglected not abused. Big difference
@@anairenemartinez165 neglect is a form of abuse
What an amazing lady❤.we need more of here..really enjoyed her story.
Great documentary !! Thank you... I admire Eleanor for her courage, her heart, her passion.. A wonderful person.
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My favorite quote from her was " learn from other people's mistakes, you won't live long enough to make them all yourself. "🎉❤!
My favorite quote from her: " Do in your heart what you feel is right for there is someone who will criticize anyway".
Great documentary about a very remarkable woman!
Eleonor's influential work continues to impact people and inspires many men and women, boys and girls today. Her story should be a critical part of our history curriculum.
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Thank your People Profile for shining a light on this person. I never knew she faced so much & achieved so much in her life.
This "plain and serious" lady is amazing!
Very surprising how her family hated her whereas many people loved her.
Or at least many people admired her while many people in her family including her own mother despised, didn’t respect, didn’t approve of her, loathed, disparaged her.
She broke the mold, was educated, independent and important to our country during WWII
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My favorite quote of Mrs. Roosevelt’s is “no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
I knew almost nothing about Eleanor Roosevelt. Heard Hillary Clinton say one day that she admired her. Decided to find out why. Have learned a lot here on RUclips about E.R. What a lady! What a noble example of humankind for humankind! She gave of herself to our country and the world. She reached out and improved people's lives.
Hillary has done nothing similar to Eleonor, nobody has.
@@anairenemartinez165 Actually, Hubert Humphrey was considered to be somewhat similar to Eleanor in terms of Humanitarian works. He put his political career on the line when he did his speech on Civil Rights at 1948 Democrat Convention. As a Senator he tried to introduce Civil Rights legislation nearly ever year he was in the Senate. LBJ put Hubert in charge of getting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed in the Senate. Even before that he took on racism and antisemitism as the Mayor of Minneapolis. The Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award was named after him in 1977. He and Eleanor were the major liberal Democrat people behind the change/turning point in the Democrat party into being the party of human rights/civil rights/equal rights. When Congress paid tribute to Hubert while he was still alive and terminally ill, one Virginia Democrat described him as the "second Roosevelt" (FDR). He was one of the accomplished legislators in history having been involved in the incubation of a large amount legislation that eventually got passed. Things like the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Food for Peace, Peace Corps, Medicare, WIC, Head Start, Solar Energy Research, Clean Water Act, etc. JFK liked some of Hubert's ideas and used them (i.e. the Peace Corps). Even Republican like Bob Dole and others praised Hubert's Humanitarian works when they paid tribute to him. When Jimmy Carter eulogized him, he said that Hubert Humphrey may have "blessed this country more than any of us" (He was talking in front of Gerald Ford, Nelson Rockefeller, Richard Nixon, Kissinger, etc.). Before his death in 1978, a poll of 1,000 legislative aides named him as the most effective legislator of the past 75 years. Some people tended to focus on his time as LBJ's Vice President and his seeming support for LBJ's Vietnam policy. Forgetting (or not knowing) just how much Hubert Humphrey accomplished as a Senator. Hubert's views on Vietnam changed over the years. He was concerned that a public break from LBJ on Vietnam would harm the Peace Talks, but, he did publicly break from Johnson on Vietnam in a televised speech 9/30/68. He had tried to do it back in July of that year at a speech he intended to give in San Francisco, but, he got the flu. So, his intended speech was released as a statement and was largely ignored by most people, including LBJ. Only one news columnist mentioned his major break from Johnson on Vietnam in that speech/statement. Later, as a Senator in the 70s, Hubert supported and voted for legislation by his protege's George McGovern and Walter Mondale that, if they had passed, would have ended US involvement in Vietnam. He supported and voted for legislation that limited the power of the President to wage war without the support of Congress (Which would have possibly prevented what LBJ and Nixon did in relation to Vietnam).
@@anairenemartinez165 Actually, Hubert Humphrey was considered to be somewhat similar to Eleanor in terms of Humanitarian works. He put his political career on the line when he did his speech on Civil Rights at 1948 Democrat Convention. As a Senator he tried to introduce Civil Rights legislation nearly ever year he was in the Senate. LBJ put Hubert in charge of getting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed in the Senate. Even before that he took on racism and antisemitism as the Mayor of Minneapolis. The Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award was named after him in 1977. He and Eleanor were the major liberal Democrat people behind the change/turning point in the Democrat party into being the party of human rights/civil rights/equal rights. When Congress paid tribute to Hubert while he was still alive and terminally ill, one Virginia Democrat described him as the "second Roosevelt" (FDR). He was one of the accomplished legislators in history having been involved in the incubation of a large amount legislation that eventually got passed. Things like the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Food for Peace, Peace Corps, Medicare, WIC, Head Start, Solar Energy Research, Clean Water Act, etc. JFK liked some of Hubert's ideas and used them (i.e. the Peace Corps). Even Republican like Bob Dole and others praised Hubert's Humanitarian works when they paid tribute to him. When Jimmy Carter eulogized him, he said that Hubert Humphrey may have "blessed this country more than any of us" (He was talking in front of Gerald Ford, Nelson Rockefeller, Richard Nixon, Kissinger, etc.). Before his death in 1978, a poll of 1,000 legislative aides named him as the most effective legislator of the past 75 years.
@@anairenemartinez165 Hubert Humphrey did similar humanitarian works.
After a traumatic childhood Mrs Roosevelt turned out to be a wonderful woman and one of our greatest First Ladies. The things she accomplished were notable. I don’t think FDRs administration would have been nearly as successful without her help.
Eleanor Roosevelt's story re-inspires my morning, my life and my worldview. Thanks for sharing. Her remarkable propensity to do good may have emerged from the enormous neglect and disregard she was subjected to in her childhood and as a young wife. It seems that wherever she found love she accepted it. And, when she encountered unmet human needs, she brooked no obstacle to resolve them. Bravo for a life well spent❤❤❤.
Awesome First Lady.
@@edensdoor9592many say she was so hands on that she was the first female president, her husband was elected four times, he was handicapped so it's evident she was the nuts and bolts. FDR was an ogre bigot.
She was the president
All women should be happy politics or not she is the most important and loved woman and I hope Eleanor Roosevelt found that love
Eleanor seemed to believe in Freedom for EVERYONE!! She was a truly wonderful woman from all appearances. She worked independently for the rights of others.
Except sleeping with her husband. She gave the privilege to her secretary.
She was influential in ways that really mattered
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I agree. She did a lot for this country. She should be honored.
She was deceased long before I was born but she is a hero to me. My parents, who had be (OOPS) in their 40s, spoke about her, as they were children of immigrants and lived in tenements in NYC, as if she were that sparkling light atop a hill. She worked tirelessly for just about everyone who needed help, in any way, and became, as a title of a book and film about her said....."Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the World"!
Supremely Underrated. What a wonderful human being.
A personal hero of mine
Very well stated. Rest in peace 🕊️ Mrs. Roosevelt❤️
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Indeed!
I do not think she was underrated at all.
One of best biographies of Eleanor Roosevelt on RUclips! Thanks!
Eleanor Roosevelt was an important person in the girls across this nation to show us that take on a corner of your community and activate to make it better. I have always put her philosophy into part of my life. We all can change the direction of issues needed to be changed. She was a very important influence in my life.
She showed remarkable love for the people who didn't have a voice and programs to help themselves .
Eleanor Roosevelt has always been a beacon for me and being a strong woman and being an educated woman and speaking my own mind. I'm so glad that she was part of our country's history and so grateful for everyone who she touched.
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Eleanor should've laid hands on those creepy secretaries and smack Freaky Frankie in his mouth.
For most of my almost 60 years on this planet, I have greatly admired this lady. She had such strength and conviction, especially since women were still mainly second-class citizens. She didn't just give lip service, she worked hard on behalf of so many people who didn't have a voice. I don't know if people understand that she could have committed political suicide for herself and her husband by giving Marian Anderson a platform to perform for everyone. And she didn't attend the concert because she simply didn't want the spotlight on her. She was a great woman and human being. She was also an amazing broad. And as a female, that is the highest compliment I give to anyone.
Elenor Roosevelt was ahead of her time. A beacon of light to a world in darkness.
She was a lady well ahead of her time.
YES.
What a great documentery. What a great woman.
I an so glad I came across this excellent documentary today. Thank you for sharing it. I was born in 1934 and this was a wonderful reminder of the history I actually remember living through during my childhood and young adult years as well as learning information I was not aware of. I love to watch historical biographical programs and I will watch for The History Chronicles. Thank you again. I also enjoyed reading some of the comments below. Sincerely, Helen Harris
Superb biography. I would only ad that Eleanor Roosevelt's first foray as the New Deal's domestic ambassador was her visit to the second bonus army encampment of WW I veterans in DC in March of 1933. Remember that Herbert Hoover sent the Army to break up the first bonus army encampment in 1932. FDR sent Eleanor to the encampment of 5,000 with no talking points or advice. She talked to the veterans, apologized for the lack of funding for a bonus in the Federal budget. But she expressed her support for them and promised that the FDR administration would do its best to prevent future wars. She also promised work to veterans who signed up for the Civilian Conservation Corps. The veterans were taken by surprise by her visit, which was the clearest indication yet that FDR's election meant a new approach to hard times, for both veterans and Americans in general.
And, just what did/have The Collective Roosevelt Clan done for The Native Americans?
While The New Deal may have been helpful in it’s time, flaws and unwise decisions laid the groundwork for the flaws and abuses of the current “welfare programs.”
Inspite of knowing that her husband wanted a divorce and has several affairs with many women even after giving him six children,and her husband didn't even call for her in his final year's before he died and was with his mistress instead,is most heartening to hear.sad but true.
I didn't know FDR requested Lucy in lieu of Eleanor in his last hours. In case the first betrayal wasn't painful enough!
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So glad you posted this wonderful piece on such a wonderful human being. Thank you!!!
I admire her tremendously. More women should follow her courage.
Seems the best of best had hard childhood. Even thou she grew up with money she was denied love & compassionate or even understanding. So even thou the man she loved hurt her deeply she managed to rise above it and still managed to help those with out prejudice.. because of het openness she was able to understand and relate what kind of assistance to have their own self respect. She was a hero. Shit even if she wasn’t as attractive she managed to marry & become the presidents wife. Carving out her own self worth became one of our great humanity. Think everyone knows Franklin Admired her intelligence but was disrespectful to her privately and at times. Yet think she picked her battles
Actually, Hubert Humphrey was considered to be somewhat similar to Eleanor in terms of Humanitarian works. He put his political career on the line when he did his speech on Civil Rights at 1948 Democrat Convention. As a Senator he tried to introduce Civil Rights legislation nearly ever year he was in the Senate. LBJ put Hubert in charge of getting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed in the Senate. Even before that he took on racism and antisemitism as the Mayor of Minneapolis. The Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award was named after him in 1977. He and Eleanor were the major liberal Democrat people behind the change/turning point in the Democrat party into being the party of human rights/civil rights/equal rights. When Congress paid tribute to Hubert while he was still alive and terminally ill, one Virginia Democrat described him as the "second Roosevelt" (FDR). He was one of the accomplished legislators in history having been involved in the incubation of a large amount legislation that eventually got passed. Things like the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Food for Peace, Peace Corps, Medicare, WIC, Head Start, Solar Energy Research, Clean Water Act, etc. JFK liked some of Hubert's ideas and used them (i.e. the Peace Corps). Even Republican like Bob Dole and others praised Hubert's Humanitarian works when they paid tribute to him. When Jimmy Carter eulogized him, he said that Hubert Humphrey may have "blessed this country more than any of us" (He was talking in front of Gerald Ford, Nelson Rockefeller, Richard Nixon, Kissinger, etc.,) Some people tended to focus on his time as LBJ's Vice President and his seeming support for LBJ's Vietnam policy. Forgetting (or not knowing) just how much Hubert Humphrey accomplished as a Senator. Hubert's views on Vietnam changed over the years. He was concerned that a public break from LBJ on Vietnam would harm the Peace Talks, but, he did publicly break from Johnson on Vietnam in a televised speech 9/30/68. He had tried to do it back in July of that year at a speech he intended to give in San Francisco, but, he got the flu. So, his intended speech was released as a statement and was largely ignored by most people, including LBJ. Only one news columnist mentioned his major break from Johnson on Vietnam in that speech/statement. Later, as a Senator in the 70s, Hubert supported and voted for legislation by his protege's George McGovern and Walter Mondale that, if they had passed, would have ended US involvement in Vietnam. He supported and voted for legislation that limited the power of the President to wage war without the support of Congress (Which would have possibly prevented what LBJ and Nixon did in relation to Vietnam).
Love this biography of Eleanor, she was truly an amazing women who fought for the rights of women, blacks, Asians, veterans, the unemployed, in other words for the rights of every American. She was special and adored and rightfully so.
What a wonderful documentary of Elenor Roosevelt! Thank you. Elenor Truly a great woman. Graceful sincere and a fighter for betterment of the less fortunate. The best and greatest of all the First Ladies so far. She would make a great President!
I think Eleanor Roosevelt was a wonderful, intelligent, hard-working, tenacious brave champion of women ,minorities, and the working class. Who also had to fight her own personal battles because of her lack of attractiveness losing both parents at a young age constantly being kicked down, she kept getting up and fighting. This country this world is a much better place, because of all the efforts and achievements of Eleanor Roosevelt, and a woman who I have always looked up to.
Fantastic! I learned so much. If everyone was even just a little like Eleanor Roosevelt the world would be a much better place. Thank you for the research
Thank you for a great documentary on this remarkable lady.
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My Grandmother absolutely loved her and the President as well. I greatly admired and appreciated her. I really feel that she influenced many more people in very many ways that she was acknowledged for. History already has shown and will continue to show what a great humanitarian she was. Perhaps not the least schoolchildren who grew up influenced by her and took in her intellectual persuits and influenced their choices in the past and for years to come. I hope that future Presidents wives will take the sum of all her efforts personally. Though she suffered from low self esteem, she esteemed others to such a level as to put their needs above her own. So yes, I admired her greatly and would encourage others to follow that lofty example. Keep looking up 🌹👍
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A descendant of the Van Rensselaer, Livingston, Schuyler, Hall and Roosevelt families, Roosevelt was groomed in politics from an early age. She would've married well, had children, lived a comfortable life. All of the tragedies could've driven her to depression, despair, sadness and I think those qualities lit a fire to achieve what she did over the course of her life. Eleanor had a cousin named Alice Longworth who absolutely despised Eleanor.
@@ktkat1949 Alice Roosevelt Longworth was seen as the prettier of the Roosevelt girls, while Eleanor had been noted early on as compassionate, giving, charitable, smart, and hard working, which is what incensed Alice, who aided and abetted Franklin's affair with Lucy Mercer. By 1933, when her Hyde Park cousins entered the White House, the Oyster Bay branch was seen as out of season. Eleanor hated Alice equally, and actively, aggressively campaigned across New York State, in his failed 1924 gubernatorial run, against her cousin Theodore, in an act of retaliation for how the Oyster Bay clan treated her growing up. She singlehandedly ended her cousin's political career. All Alice could do is be bitter.
Their lives might have been different had their fathers lived longer. Eleanor's father Elliot Roosevelt died from alcoholism at 34. Alice's father Theodore Roosevelt, Elliot's brother died at 60. Alice herself lived to be 96 years old when she passed away in 1980. She was the first born of Theodore Roosevelt's six children and the last one to die. The other five kids came from Theodore's second wife Edith.
She was a great inspiration for us all
I think she was the very greatest First Lady that we have ever had! She judged people by their character,period,and never backed down from that position to the end of her life! She accomplished more in her lifetime than all of the rest combined! Delving into her supposed love affairs is no ones business! ❤
I think he had love affairs!
I quite agree!!! Thank you for your kind comment, Judy Hinton !!!
I agree. Her love affairs are no bodies business. The whole story could have been told without adding that part.
She was a graceful intelligent diplomat I had a friend who wrote a book about her and knew her in Newark New Jersey she visited I never had a chance to meet her I always wanted to
She also was a lesbian and had an affair with his building dedicated University and 11th Street where I lived to her and president Harding's niece who she had a relationship with
Excited to find this story. When I was young, I found Elliot Roosevelt's fictionalized books riveting. He used his mother as the protagonist, her personality, her activism & close relationships as the basis & had her helping to solve mysteries in & about Washington DC. She became my hero & has remained so. I hope you all might be able to find one or two of the series. I wish I'd kept them. The books are delicious & bring honor to this great patriot.
Looks like both Eleanor and FDR's constant uphill battles - for different reasons - gave them both a common ground to stand on, and made them both indispensable partners to each other. He privately admitted to a few people that Eleanor was his best right hand man.
I love history and was glad to come across your channel! It’s an absolutely treat ,thank you!
Glad you enjoy it!
I'd say that in the end Eleanor really stuck it to her family by becoming so famous and the First Lady of the United States.
Her family were horrible to her, but that harsh beginning formed her into a compassionate person.... It's still very sad that she held inner turmoil about her outer beauty well into adulthood. 🥺
Her family had their fair share of mental illness,,both parents struggled with alcoholism, they were not able to offer that, Eleanor was lucky that she herself did not struggle with alcoholism later in life.
A great great woman, person of any era.
This is the best biography of Eleanor Roosevelt I have watched to date. Thank you so much. Eleanor was a remarkable woman and a true patriot. She was dedicated to the betterment of all people.
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I didn’t know Her , but I admire her . One of the best First Ladies love it ..!!!
Wow brother this video is amazing. Thank you for this knowledge. Your hard work is appreciative . You must keep it up this type of work
She said," A woman is like a teabag. You never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water."
Yes, reading many comments and trying to remember, something about tea, but I could not remember. I saw it in the Smithsonian in DC
@@anairenemartinez165 Thanks for responding. It's good in these tough times to raise our knowledge of our strength. We tend to forget when life is gloomy.
Thanks for showing this biography,she really was a somebody that tried to change lives for the good.r.i.p.
What a remarkebul women. The energy and love she shared with so many. She seemed to love everybody she met.
Thank you for this detailed biography., about Mrs Roosevelt . She was an amazing woman,an amazing wife,especially,using her husbands power and influence for her purposes. It looks like America had two presidents,both very beneficial. I am sorry that her marriage was such a disappointment,though,due to his unfaithfulness. Glad they had children,though. Thank you again! Amazing biography!👍🌹❤️🇨🇦
I have seen Eleanor Roosevelt for the first time on "What's My Line" TV show of 1950's. At that time I was not aware about her significant role in political and social field and I use to consider her as a 🌟First Lady🌟 only! Now that I am aware about some of her active role on international and national stage, it will be much more impressive to me to watch her on TV.
I also saw the what’s my line episode. Remarkable how her smile transformed her appearance.
She was a great lady. She did so much good .
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I am very impressed by the documentary. I can only bow to Eleonor Roosevelt and her life's work. The term "philanthropist" is more than appropriate for her. It is hard to imagine how much she must have suffered from the lack of love and attention and care of her own family members. Who does not correspond to the classical sense of beauty is not an ugly person, otherwise billions of people would be ugly, including me. Even through marriage there was no escape, one could say out of the frying pan into the fire. No one needs such a mother-in-law as she had. Despite all the hardships she had to go through, no one could break her. For me Eleonor Roosevelt is a heroine.
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Eleanor Roosevelt was my favorite first lady. She had the courage of a Grizzly bear!
Her accent was so undefinable it was difficult to tell whether she was actually American or British! Greatest First Lady ever!
She had a typical northern American "Yankee" accent 🙄. It's definitely not British.
@@SMichaelDeHart She spent several years as a teenager at Allenswood Academy, just outside London. So it's not implausible that her accent could be mistaken as English.
@@SMichaelDeHart Why the eye roll? Snob.
@@SMichaelDeHart No typical Yankee accent
@@SandfordSmythe her accent is a typical northeastern Yankee elitist accent. Its bred into them. Both her and Franklin had it.
An amazing woman, First Lady and human being.
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God Bless Her Beautiful Soul. What a remarkable woman and humanitarian and I would rate her the Best first Lady! Even though she has passed they should give her the Nobel Peace Prize for all that she had done for the benefit of mankind. A remarkable First Lady and yes the Best!
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Patty-I've always admired and respected her. I have read countless biographies about her and was gifted the book that that was a collection of her letters. The more I learn about her, the more I admire her.
What an awesome woman! I’ve always admired her but was not aware of all the great things she accomplished!
We could use a dozen like her right now! 🇨🇦🇨🇦👏👏💐
I love her and always have...an inspiring example of living up to the highest possible level of a humanity and selfless service.
She was magnificent. She was a leader for the underdog. My hero!
What an amazing woman!
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She was a very underestimated woman.
a wonderful lady. we need more like her these days.
I'll bet some kids out there now would kill to have a mother like Eleanor Roosevelt. Not the narcissistic ones on the reality tv shows.
For all of Eleanor's good attributes, she was remarkably hands-off as a parent. Her three eldest children seemed to have resented their mother. Only the youngest two had a good relationship with her, and that's because FDR wouldn't be able to play sports with them after his polio attack. Eleanor Roosevelt took this up with them, along with camping and other trips, so they would have the same opportunities as the older children. Basically, because of her husband's illness, she was forced to actually parent her younger children. It's understandable, though. Her own mother, Anna, died early, and she was more attentive to her sons than she was with Eleanor. Elliott, her dad, for his part, consumed with drying out at treatment facilities for alcoholism, loved his daughter intensely, showered her with affection, and had high expectations of her. However, because Elliott was rarely home and with the rest of the Roosevelt family, his wife and children, Eleanor spent little time with him but cherished any time they had together.
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Goodness, they have always been mean about Eleanor Roosevelt's looks! Shame on these people, including her family.
she had a lovely smile
Yes they sure do. But please be honest, at the risk of sounding like one of the mean but still nonetheless, what was the first thing you thought of the first time you saw Eleanore? I’m just saying. Let me add that I love her and all her work towards mankind. She truly is still one of the most amazing women in American 🇺🇸 history!
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She was an outstanding woman a great first lady and a beautiful person
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Interesting doc. Loved that woman. She was a splendid politician of deeply excellent character. Her rise to greatness inspires all who study her. Thank you.
She was a beautiful little girl from what I see in the pictures, perhaps it was the full lips that were not envogue in those days. She always reminded me of my Grandmother. And yes, probably the greatest First Lady ever and way ahead of her time.
She suffered from micrognathia/retrognathia. A small receding lower mandible. Today it can be fixed with plastic surgery. I’ve often wondered if this feature kept her from being discounted as another pretty face. She had such presence and depth of character. Very powerful lady. FDR had to have known she was a treasure. And thanks to the lack of today’s media they were both able to accomplish much without all the sensationalism about their private lives.
She was an strong and admirable woman indeed . The most interesting aspect of this biography was learning the fact that the anti-lynching law was not passed into law until 2022. Shocking.
This was a well thought out documentary.
I was a college student in 1962 at Wayne state University in Detroit. I was walking from my class back to the dorm and I saw on a marquis Illinois roosevelt here to lecture at 2 o'cfuck it was 12 noon I decided to go home and freshen up before coming to her lecture I fell asleep and I missed Eleanor Roosevelt in 1962 in the springtime and can you imagine she died a few months later in 1962 I regret that chance All the time now I had a chance to see and hear Eleanor Roosevelt and I missed it !!!
Just wow! I thought I knew but I have been educated. Also, it's good to know that she had her own romantic life.
She was a fine First Lady and the one later First Ladies are measured from.
IT'S very sad she wasn't a President!!! WHAT a wonderful down to earth lady with a giant heart for humanity's sufferings!! 💯❣️❣️❣️❣️ Thank you so much for your deep information of this beautiful woman's life 🙏🙏👏👏👏👍💖💖💖 Definitely VERY influencial First Lady👍👍👍👍👍💫✨✨✨✨🌟