Study Questions
1. What was the extent of the Great Depression in 1933, when Eleanor Roosevelt became first lady?
2. Eleanor Roosevelt’s grace “was nurtured by turmoil; it grew out of her own sorrows and was reinforced by her keen awareness of human suffering.” Explain.
3. From an early age, Eleanor Roosevelt was dissatisfied with the traditional role of a woman. What are some specific examples of this dissatisfaction, and how did she confront them?
4. How did Eleanor Roosevelt’s personal and war-related experience during World War I draw her into public life?
5. In what ways did Eleanor Roosevelt expand her role in public life during the 1920s? How did she justify such activities for a woman?
6. How did Eleanor Roosevelt change White House protocol during her own tenure as first lady?
7. In what ways did Roosevelt work for economic and racial justice from her “bully pulpit” as first lady?
1. What was the extent of the Great Depression in 1933, when Eleanor Roosevelt became first lady?
2. Eleanor Roosevelt’s grace “was nurtured by turmoil; it grew out of her own sorrows and was reinforced by her keen awareness of human suffering.” Explain.
3. From an early age, Eleanor Roosevelt was dissatisfied with the traditional role of a woman. What are some specific examples of this dissatisfaction, and how did she confront them?
4. How did Eleanor Roosevelt’s personal and war-related experience during World War I draw her into public life?
5. In what ways did Eleanor Roosevelt expand her role in public life during the 1920s? How did she justify such activities for a woman?
6. How did Eleanor Roosevelt change White House protocol during her own tenure as first lady?
7. In what ways did Roosevelt work for economic and racial justice from her “bully pulpit” as first lady?