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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute: Dear Mrs. Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Resources and lesson plans concerning the thousands of letters Mrs. Roosevelt received from young people asking for help during the Depression. Students learn how to use primary source documents.
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Handout
The White House

The White House: First Ladies: Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Her political work and accomplishments are discussed.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady, Diplomat, and Activist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lesson, students will explore Eleanor Roosevelt's many national and international contributions. They will learn how Eleanor Roosevelt used her positions as First Lady and United Nations diplomat to ensure that the powerless had...
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Lesson Plan
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Eleanor Roosevelt on Democracy and Citizenship

For Teachers 4th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use this activity to teach how to use primary sources, in this case a speech, a letter, and an article, to show Eleanor Roosevelt's dedication to democracy, civil rights, and education. All the...
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Memorial Address for Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text (PDF available) and audio of Stevenson's address to the United Nations General Assembly upon the death of Eleanor Roosevelt; it was delivered on November 9, 1962.
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Eleanor Roosevelt: The Struggle for Human Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Eleanor Roosevelt's speech "The Struggle for Human Rights," on the preservation of human freedom delivered on September 28, 1948, in Paris, France.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief account of Eleanor Roosevelt's importance to her husband's administration and agenda. Accompanied by a photograph taken by Lotte Jacobi.
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Handout
George Washington University

Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project: National Youth Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
A good overview of the National Youth Administration and its goals in helping young people during the Great Depression. Of interest is the information on how invested Eleanor Roosevelt was in the development of the program.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: How Eleanor Roosevelt Pushed for a Universal Declaration of Human Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
In the wake of World War II's horrors, Roosevelt saw the need to support refugees and affirm the right to education, shelter, and medical care. Roosevelt was there to speak about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document...
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Primary
PBS

Pbs/wgbh: American Experience: Eleanor Roosevelt: My Day, Key Events

For Students 9th - 10th
A primary source collection of the articles the former first lady wrote in her column, "My Day." Topics stretch the gamut of her high profile position and beyond.
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Other

Women in History: Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 3rd - 8th
The life of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) is described in detail. Includes links to additional information.
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Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Fdr: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Miller Center of Public Affairs gives a detailed biography of the life of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The page also provides links to the biography of her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as well as his Cabinet...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Eleanor Roosevelt: Not Without Her Consent

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Eleanor Roosevelt: Not Without Her Consent" by Shelby Ostergaard, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Website
Other

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides access to the personal archives of Franklin D. Roosevelt. These archives include personal and family papers, manuscripts from Roosevelt's political career, and the papers of Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Other

Finding Dulcinea: Eleanor Roosevelt, Philanthropist and Revolutionary

For Students 9th - 10th
Eleanor Roosevelt is featured in this brief biography for her activism in many areas including politics and feminism.
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Other

Kidskonnect.com: Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of fast facts and links to more information about Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Website
George Washington University

The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project: Alfred M. Landon (1887 1987)

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting biography of Alf Landon, who ran for president against Franklin Roosevelt in 1936 even though he agreed with most of Roosevelt's positions and actions to pull the country out of the Great Depression. Read about his...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Timeline: Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 3rd - 8th
An organized timeline of the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. Provides a year to year outline of her life and the many positive things she did to help our country.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Women Who Changed the World: Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, the First Lady who was also a noted writer, diplomat, and humanitarian. Additional content includes a video clip of Roosevelt promoting the National Youth Administration...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1998 to commemorate First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. With a short passage on her life and her influence on the rights of women and the disadvantaged.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
A site dedicated to information about the First Lady to FDR and civil and human rights activist, Eleanore Roosevelt.
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Activity
Other

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover Eleanor Roosevelt's work on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the United Nations in 1948. Eleanor Roosevelt viewed the human rights work as her greatest accomplishment. This resource provides...
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Eleanor Roosevelt, American Visionary

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features photos and artifacts from the life of one of the most dynamic and controversial First Ladies in U.S. history, as well as a virtual tour of her home.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson plan includes activities associated with the book Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride. Because Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt were both a great deal alike, it made perfect sense that the two women were friends. In April...

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