Study Questions
1. What was the character of the Hall household, the place where Eleanor Roosevelt spent her early adolescence? In what ways did Eleanor's own personality and values appear during her life with the Halls?
2. In what way did Eleanor come into contact with ordinary men and women during her years with Mary Hall?
3. Eleanor writes that Marie Souvestre "shocked" her into thinking. In what ways did Eleanor's experience with Souvestre, Allenswood, and travel in Europe contribute to her education?
4. Why did Eleanor return to America rather than continue her schooling at Allenswood? What role did the social values of that era play in determining her path?
1. What was the character of the Hall household, the place where Eleanor Roosevelt spent her early adolescence? In what ways did Eleanor's own personality and values appear during her life with the Halls?
2. In what way did Eleanor come into contact with ordinary men and women during her years with Mary Hall?
3. Eleanor writes that Marie Souvestre "shocked" her into thinking. In what ways did Eleanor's experience with Souvestre, Allenswood, and travel in Europe contribute to her education?
4. Why did Eleanor return to America rather than continue her schooling at Allenswood? What role did the social values of that era play in determining her path?