Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves
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New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
), librarian, educator, historian, editor is a granddaughter of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
. Her parents are Anna Roosevelt Dall and her first husband Curtis Bean Dall
Curtis Bean Dall
Curtis Bean Dall was an American stockbroker, Vice-Presidential candidate, author, and the first husband of Anna E. Roosevelt.-Biography:...
. She is usually known as "Sistie", "Ellie" or "Eleanor".
Sistie, as she was affectionately called in the press during her grandparents' tenure in the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
, was named for her mother and grandmother, Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an international...
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