Visit Eleanor Roosevelt at North Berkeley Library on March 31st

Visit with Eleanor!

Some things that may surprise you about Eleanor Roosevelt:

11)      Her Uncle Teddy walked her down the aisle at her wedding to FDR.  Both of her parents had died by the time she was 11 years old.

22)      Her given name was Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. She preferred Eleanor to Anna.

33)      She once flew with Amelia Earhart.

44)      She wrote a syndicated column for the newspaper entitled “My Day” expressing her political views and relating stories from her personal life.

55)      She starred in several commercials including this margarine commercial from 1959.
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66)      Her son, Elliott, was the author of 14 books including mysteries in which his mother was cast as the sleuth.

77)      She received 35 honorary degrees, four more than FDR.

To “meet” Eleanor Roosevelt, join us at 6:00 pm on March 31 at the North Berkeley Library. Patty Cooper, from History Alive! will be portraying Eleanor Roosevelt.  She will give an interactive performance and then answer questions as First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

History Alive!, is a program offered by the West Virginia Humanities Council which “brings historical characters to life through portrayals by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character”.