Eleanor Roosevelt had a difficult childhood that prepared her for the life that lay ahead. Having to face the challenges of death, new places, and family, she knew what it meant to experience hardship, but that didn't stop her from becoming a powerful woman and a great role model. Serving as First Lady, she knew she would face challenges, but she came through with words of wisdom. In this biography, I will tell you about Eleanor Roosevelt's life, from when she was a child, going to school in London, to when she was an adult, when she was a First Lady in the White House and from then on. As a child, Eleanor suffered many family deaths. Her mother was the first to die when Eleanor was still at a young age. Heaven forbid, her mother didn't think Eleanor was pretty enough for her glamorous life. She died when Eleanor Roosevelt was 8 (National First Ladies, par. 6), leaving her to live with her grandmother because her father was sent to a mental institution. A few years later, Eleanor's father died of alcoholism. All these deaths and parenting styles have made me...