The Story of Eleanor Roosevelt

The BREAKTHROUGH BIOGRAPHIES series introduces the lives of well-known people. Through easy-to-read text, captioned photographs, and primary captioned photographs, and primary source quotations, students will explore the subjects' early years and the accomplishments that made them famous. A popular speaker and writer, Eleanor Roosevelt was always on the move. As First Lady she traveled around the country. During World War II, she visited soldiers overseas. Later, Roosevelt became a representative to the United Nations.