http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/workers/images/1898-ERphoto.gifAfter the death of both her parents Eleanor went to live with her grandmother. Shortly after moving in with her, she sent Eleanor to boarding school in France. There Eleanor grew to love Europe. While growing up she didnt really have the glamorous life everyone would assume. She was really akward looking. She wasnt as beautigul as her mother. She was knobby kneed and buck toothed. She was always taller then all the other girls. And just like most girls in their teens hopeing to be like everyone else and not different. She faced those times almost every girl experiences when they feel as the ugliest girl alive. Her mother was so beautiful and she longed to have her good looks.
In 1902, at the age of 17 Eleanor returned to the United States. Shortly after her arrival she met a distant cousin Franklin D. Roosevelt which she became intrested in. They slowly got to know each other more and spent alot of time toghether and became engaged in 1903.They kept it on the low for a while. Franklin's mother wasn't really thrilled with them dating so they didn't announce their proposal until they married on St.Patrick's day two years later in a townhouse on Fifth Ave. The marriage of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt resulted in six children. They were Anna, Franklin Jr. (died in infancy), James, Elliott, Franklin Jr. and John.
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