There were no days or nights in Helens world. She could not see the sun rising each morning or the moon with its silver glow at night. She could not hear birds sing or crickets chirp. She lived in silent darkness. Imagine if you could not hear, see,...
Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Her father, Arthur Keller, had fought in the Civil War for the South. After the war, he went home to his farm. After his first wife died, he married a woman named Kate Adams. His two sons...
Harry Truman was now president. He had been FDRs vice president for a little over a year. But now he was in charge. His family would live in the White House. His wife, Bess, was now the first lady. Eleanor left the White House and Washington, D.C. Sh...
Eleanor Roosevelt was a different kind of first lady. Before Eleanor, first ladies did not work. They did not speak in public and share their opinions. Eleanor chose not to sit back and just be a good hostess. She had ideas. She wanted to help people...
In October 1910, Franklin began his first campaign. Eleanor wanted to be with him, but she had just given birth to Elliott. So she stayed home. She wrote Franklin every day. She encouraged him to speak out to people. And so Franklin bought a car and...
Although Franklins mother accepted the engagement, she had no intention of letting go of her son. After all, he was her only child. Eleanor tried her best to please Franklins mother. What that meant was letting Franklins mother make all the decisions...
Eleanor looked different when she returned to New York after Allenswood. She walked and talked with confidence. She looked attractive in her smart, new clothes. The long dresses suited her. But no matter how confident Eleanor looked or felt, there wa...
It was 1899. Eleanor sailed to England with one of her favorite aunts, Aunt Tissie. Eleanor said her aunt was always kindness itself to me. Her beautiful aunt loved adventure and life, and she wanted Eleanor to have a wonderful time in England. The A...
Shortly after her seventh birthday, Eleanors life suddenly changed. When she was a child, many of the medicines we have today had not yet been discovered. Many diseases that now can be cured often killed people. One such disease was diphtheria. Peopl...
Eleanors father called her Little Nell. Her nickname came from one of her fathers favorite books by Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop. Charles Dickens was a popular English author who lived in the 1800s and wrote many famous novels, such as A T...