Her first name was Anna, and she was born October 11, 1884.

Her mother died of diptheria when Anna was only eight, and her father died two years later.

She was educated at home by private tutors until she was fifteen years old.

She was married on St. Patrick’s Day, 1905, to her fifth cousin.

Her husband was a wealthy and accomplished man with a very controlling mother. Anna’s mother-in-law, according to most accounts, made Anna’s marriage difficult.

She gave birth to six children, one of whom died in infancy.

She wrote a syndicated newspaper column, My Day and an autobiography, This Is My Story.

She was an accomplished archer and bowhunter.

She was the first presidential wife to give her own news conference in the White House.

She was the niece of one US president and married to another.

For children I suggest the following books about Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and her times:

A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt by David Adler
A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt by C. Coco De Young Fiction based on fact about an 11-year old girl who writes a letter to Mrs. Roosevelt asking her to help her family during the Great Depression.f
Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride by Pam Munoz Ryan A true story about Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart sneaking off for a ride in Amelia’s airplane.