Isolationism, a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries. This mindset of the american people was changed in 1941, when the bombing of Pearl Harbour occured killing 2,400 people. America was in World War II for only two of the six years of conflict, but they contributed so much to this struggle. Eleanor Roosevelt was the first lady at the time of World War II and in that day and age the first lady wasn't that important but Eleanor Roosevelt changed that. Our soldiers fighting for our country had harsh, unearthly conditions on the battlefield, while still little to no pay or benefits. The spoils of war were great for America, boosting the economy, lowering unemployment in the United States, and it was a time where technology advanced at a rate that America had never seen before.
Elenor Roosevelt was the most important person in the United States at the time of World War II. Throughout her life she worked to improve herself and what hardships she went through molded her to becoming the amazing person she was. As first lady she created a new president for the role of first lady, she made the first lady an important role in society. Elanor Roosevelt used her position in government to fight for equal rights for all peoples in the United States, no matter their race, gender, or religion.
Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11th 1884 in New York city. Her mother was Anna Hall Roosevelt, was an actor, singer, and model while her father Elliot Bulloch Roosevelt, younger brother of former president Theodore Roosevelt was an entrepreneur. Her Father was an alcoholic and her Mother died of diphtheria in 1892, her father died less than two years after that forcing Eleanor to live with her grandmother Mary Ludlow Hall with her two younger brothers Elliot Roosevelt Jr. and Gracie Hall Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt was an awkward child who was educated by private tutors until she was 15 when she went to Allenswood Academy, a girls only school in england. At Allenswood she was mentored by the headmistress Marie Souvestre and she learned about the social responsibilities of women and the independence of women. Eleanor Roosevelt left school at age 18 and immediately became an advocate for women's rights, and became a volunteer teacher for immigrants. At age 20 on March 17th 1905 married Franklin Delanor Roosevelt. Since Eleanor Roosevelt's father had died in 1894 she was walked down the aisle by her uncle Theador Roosevelt.
In 1910, Franklin Roosevelt started his political profession when he was chosen for the New York State Senate. After three years, he was designated right hand secretary of the U.S. Naval force, a position he held until 1920, when he made a fruitless run for the U.S. bad habit administration on a ticket headed by James Cox, an Ohio senator. While raising her family during these years, Eleanor Roosevelt chipped in with the American Red Cross and in Navy medical clinics during World War I . During the 1920s, she was active in Democratic Party legislative issues and also helped with the Women's Union Trade League and the League of Women Voters. Moreover, she helped to establish Val-Kill Industries, a not-for-profit furniture manufacturing plant in Hyde Park, New York, and trained American history and writing at the Todhunter School, a private Manhattan young ladies' school. In 1921, Franklin Roosevelt was diagnosed with polio, which left him paralyzed from the waist down. Eleanor encouraged her husband to return to politics, and in 1928 he was elected governor of New York. Six years later, Roosevelt was elected to the White House. Eleanor Roosevelt was at first hesitant to step into the job of first lady, dreadful about losing her hard-won self-governance and realizing she would need to surrender her Todhunter instructing work and different exercises and associations she thought about. In any case, after Franklin Roosevelt was confirmed as president in March 1933, Eleanor started to change the customary job of first woman from social entertainer to that of an increasingly noticeable, dynamic member in her significant other's organization.
The Roosevelts went into the White House amidst the Great Depression, and the president and Congress before long actualized a progression of financial recovery activities known as the New Deal. As first woman, Eleanor traversed the United States, going about as her better half's eyes and ears and announcing back to him after she visited government organizations and programs and various different offices. She was an early hero of social liberties for African Americans, just as a backer for ladies, American laborers, poor people and youngsters. She likewise upheld government-financed programs for craftsmen and scholars. Roosevelt urged her significant other to choose more ladies to government positions, and she held many public interviews for female correspondents just when ladies were ordinarily banned from White House question and answer sessions. Furthermore, Roosevelt composed a syndicated paper section entitled 'My Day' from December 1935 until in the blink of an eye before her passing in 1962. She utilized the segment to share data about her exercises and convey her situations on a wide scope of social and policy driven issues. Eleanor Roosevelt played a huge role in America and worked to get equality for all people.