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Analyzing children's letters to Mrs. Roosevelt
Students will analyze letters that children wrote to Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
By Angie Panel Holthausen.

Resources on the web

Eleanor Roosevelt: American Visionary
Discover the many aspects of Eleanor Roosevelt's life: as a mother, a wife, a member of high society, a First Lady, and a political activist. This website incorporates images and virtual tours with informative text. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: National Park Service
Eleanor Roosevelt
The life, times, and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt are explored through rare home movies, contemporary footage, and reflections from her closest surviving relatives, as well as biographers. Also featured are her newspaper column, her monthly tv interview... (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: PBS
The New Deal Network
Sponsored by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (FERI), this website includes multiple resources on a variety of the United States Great Depression of the 1930s that includes articles, speeches, photographs, letters, lesson plans, and many other... (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Look at photos from the Great Depression, read the Fireside Chats, and listen to his famous speech with the words: We have nothing to fear, but fear itself. Just a few of the fascinating things you will discover at this amazing FDR website. (Learn more)
Format: website/activity
Provided by: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
The archives contain the most important public record documents in America. Users can find family history information, significant historical documents from America's past, and military personnel documents. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: National Archives and Records Administration