she had known in New York. In 1901, Eleanor traveled Europe with her friend and teacher. Eleanor's friendship with Mary Souvestre and her life at Allenswood helped change from a shy young girl to a confident young woman. It was a whole different life than New York where she grew up and she did not want to go back to her grandmothers but after being gone so long, her grandmother said it was time and she came home to make her debut in New York society.
             When Eleanor came home, she joined the junior league that helped immigrants and other people. Although this was work Eleanor enjoyed, she was dragged back into the wealthy Victorian world she had known before. She knew she was not a debutante as her mother and grandmother, which drove her to take social work more seriously. She knew she was needed and appreciated, therefore, she joined another organization called the "consumers league" which investigated working conditions for women in cities garment factories. During this work, she still remained an upper class tourist among the people.
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