http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/elro/shows/overview/slide3.jpgEleanor and Franklin Roosevelt married on March 17 of 1905. For about the first ten years of their marriage Eleanor was either giving birth or getting over giving birth. They lived in New York. Franklin went to school at Columbia University and studied law. She had Anna, James, and Franklin all in a four year time period. Franklin Jr. sadly didn’t make it past a couple of months. Her mother-in-law wasn’t much help at that time of grief. She basically added to the pain, she dominated all their lives. Then after from the time period of 1910-1916 Eleanor had Elliot, Franklin Jr., and John.
Their relationship was basically like a roller coaster. It had its ups n downs. Her mother-in-law caused a lot of their problems because she never really approved of their marriage. Eleanor suspected that he was cheating but never had any proof. In 1918, she found love letters between Franklin and Lucy Mercer, Eleanor’s social secretary. She as any woman would be was so furious. She threatened to divorce Franklin if he didn’t promise to end the affair and never see her again. They stayed together for the sake of their five children and his political career. A divorce would’ve looked really bad on his part. But after that incident their marriage wasn’t the same as before. She was more distant and didn’t feel the love. It was said that Franklin did keep up with his affair all the way till his death.
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_roosevelt_eleanor.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/peopleevents/pande01.html
Their relationship was basically like a roller coaster. It had its ups n downs. Her mother-in-law caused a lot of their problems because she never really approved of their marriage. Eleanor suspected that he was cheating but never had any proof. In 1918, she found love letters between Franklin and Lucy Mercer, Eleanor’s social secretary. She as any woman would be was so furious. She threatened to divorce Franklin if he didn’t promise to end the affair and never see her again. They stayed together for the sake of their five children and his political career. A divorce would’ve looked really bad on his part. But after that incident their marriage wasn’t the same as before. She was more distant and didn’t feel the love. It was said that Franklin did keep up with his affair all the way till his death.
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_roosevelt_eleanor.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/peopleevents/pande01.html
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