Elliott Roosevelt, Eleanor's father, is confined to a mental ... Eleanor learns of the affair between her husband and Lucy Mercer. The Treaty of Versailles is ratified; The House of ...

She didn’t even have to change her name: It was already Roosevelt. She and her new husband were fifth cousins, once removed. Both of Eleanor’s parents had died, so at the wedding, she was ...

A year after her husband’s death in 1945, Eleanor Roosevelt became a delegate to the United Nations. She was instrumental in formulating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and securing ...