![]() ![]() As Franklin continued to focus on his political career, Eleanor supported his efforts and helped him advance his goals. When her husband contracted polio in 1921, Eleanor cared for him. 3 She gave birth to six children: Anna Eleanor, James, Franklin Delano Jr., Elliott, Franklin Jr., and John Franklin Delano Jr. Her uncle, President Theodore Roosevelt, walked her down the aisle. On March 17, 1905, she married her fifth cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She also began her long career in social work, joining the Junior League and teaching immigrant children at the Rivington Street Settlement House. In 1902, Eleanor returned to the United States for her debut into New York society. ![]() 1 Following the death of her mother, she was raised by her maternal grandmother, Mary Hall, and later attended a private London finishing school called Allenswood Academy. She was the oldest child of Elliot Roosevelt and Anna Hall. ![]() Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884, in New York City. ![]()
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