I am Eleanor Anna Roosevelt, the 32nd First Lady of the United States.
             I was born on October 11, 1884 in New York City. I was raised with unhappy parents. My mother was always criticizing me and saying that I wasn't good enough. She even called me "Granny" because I was so solemn and timid. My father was very loving but always getting disappointed in me. He was an alcoholic and when I was 7 he had to leave our family to sort out his life. A year later my mother caught Diphtheria and died and when I was 10 my father died of a drunken fall. So, we had to stay with our Grandmother Hall.
             Grandmother Hall was a very strict and old-fashioned lady. She didn't know what was in style for people my age at that point in time, so she always picked out-of-date clothes for me to wear. Since people made fun of my clothes and me, I became even more fearful and timid.
             We decided that it would be a good idea for me to have a good education, so I was sent to another mother's home to learn the basics like math, reading and house manners. When I turned 15 and I had completed all of the lessons in that school I still wanted to continue my education, so I was sent to a boarding school in England.
             In Allenswood Boarding School, I began to develop my own personality, as I did that, I became less timid. People began to like me because of my newly developed personality and I became quite popular. The headmistress greatly loved me and I went on many vacations to places like France and Italy with her. We were both very sad when I had to go home to make my debut in New York.
             I was very nervous for my debut and I became afraid once more because my family kept pushing me to be perfect so that the society people would like me. After a few parties though, my confidence grew back and became strong again. Ata Christmas party, I met my 5th cousin once removed, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
             Franklin was a very nice and caring man. He always wa...