Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 11 1884 Her parents Anna and Elliot were wealthy They had many servants a home in the city and a large summer house in the country Eleanor’s mother was beautiful but Eleanor was not a pretty child She was tall and awkward and also very quiet She often looked so serious that her mother called her Granny Eleanor hated that nickname
Eleanor’s father called her his Little Golden Hair and his Little Nell Eleanor loved those names and she loved her father When Eleanor was just eight years old her mother died Eleanor went to live in her grandmother’s house Two years later in 1894 Eleanor’s father died too Eleanor missed him terribly and dreamed of him often
There were many rules in her grandmother’s house Eleanor could not read in bed before breakfast She had to wear long black stockings and high button shoes even in the summer Eleanor was cared for by a servant Madeleine who often screamed at her Sometimes she even pulled Eleanor's hair
