"It isn't enough to talk about peace; one must believe in it.  And it isn't  enough to believe in it; one must work at it."---- Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884 and died on November 7, 1962,  at the age of 78.   She lived in New York until she was 15; then she moved to England to go to school there.  When she was 18, she moved back to New York.  It must have been a very tough time for her; during her life there were two major wars - World War II and the Korean War. That's why she wanted to promote peace.  Eleanor married her distant cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who later became president.  They got married on March 17, 1905, in New York. 

In 1946, she was elected head of the United Nations Human Rights Commission.  When she was in the United Nations  Human Rights Commission, she began to draft the Declaration of Human Rights.  Also she was against the developing Cold War between America and Russia.  Eleanor also supported John F. Kennedy's election.  Eleanor, died in New York City, New York, on November 7, 1962, at the age of 78, of tuberculosis.  She had a very great life.

                      by Brianna                                                                          

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