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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 – 1962) First Lady of the United States, Chairman of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly








First Lady and Amelia Earhart on a night out – National Portrait Gallery

Eleanor was U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt‘s niece and FDR‘s cousin. They were agnatic descendants of Claes Martenszen Van Rosenvelt (1623 – 1660) who emigrated to New Amsterdam in 1649.

In Gallup’s List of Most Widely Admired People of the 20th Century (1999), Eleanor ranked ninth – her husband ranked sixth. In Hart’s Most Influential People in History, she’s ranked #393; Franklin ranked #360.

The civil and human rights movements in America and around the world greatly advanced due to her support and leadership. In fact, she chaired the United Nations committee that drafted and approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart (1898 – 1937) enjoyed a friendship with the First Lady. Both were devoted to women’s causes and shared other interests, including aviation and feminist issues.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 – 1945) 32nd U.S. President

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Birth 1884 in Manhattan, Kings, New York, United States
Death 1962 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Ancestry.com citation/Lineages

8th cousin 2x removed VAN SCHAACK-BREYANDT-KIP-BRINKERHOFF-OUTWATER-COLLINS 

8th cousin 2x removed BOGERT-VAN SCHAACK-BREYANDT-KIP-BRINKERHOFF-OUTWATER-COLLINS

18th cousin 1x removed BULLOCH-STEWART-OSWALD-CARTER-SKIPWITH-DYMOKE-WELLS-MOWBRAY-HOWARD-WOOD-COLLINS

23rd cousin BULLOCH-CARTER-KEMPE-BROWNE-FITZALAN-PLANTAGENET-HOWARD-WOOD-COLLINS

24th cousin 1x removed cousin BULLOCH-CARTER-DALE-ELLIOT-SKINNER-ST LEGER-HOLLAND-SIMMONS-COLLINS

wife of 7th cousin 5x removed ROOSEVELT-ASPINWALL-HOWLAND-RUSSELL-HAVENS-TRIPP-OUTWATER-COLLINS

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YouTube videos

Bill Downs and Edward P. Morgan Interview Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Speech.

Part 1 of the audiobook, “Eleanor Roosevelt’s Life of Soul Searching and Self Discovery” by Ann Atkins.

Part 2 of the audiobook, “Eleanor Roosevelt’s Life of Soul Searching and Self Discovery” by Ann Atkins.

Blanche Wiesen Cook – Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt – Pearl Harbor Radio Address – Dec. 7, 1941

Eleanor Roosevelt: “Training Women For War Production” c 1942

Biography – RE – Eleanor Roosevelt – Civil rights leader – President’s wife

Hazel Rowley – Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage

Eleanor Roosevelt addresses the United Nations on the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

On Dupont Circle: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the Progressives Who Shaped Our World

November 10, 1962 – Jacqueline & John F. Kennedy attending the funeral of Eleanor Roosevelt

April 23, 1963 – President John F. Kennedy’s Remarks on signing Eleanor Roosevelt Foundation

Treasures of New York: Roosevelt House

Eleanor’s books and other writing

The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt

You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life

My Day: The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt’s Acclaimed Newspaper Columns 1936-62

This I Remember

On My Own

This is My Story

Tomorrow Is Now

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Courage in a Dangerous World: The Political Writings of Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt’s Book of Common Sense Etiquette

What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt

Mother and Daughter: The Letters of Eleanor and Anna Roosevelt

Christmas, 1940

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Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery

Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume II, The Defining Years, 1933-1938

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Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume One 1884-1933

Eleanor & Franklin: The Story of Their Relationship Based on Eleanor Roosevelt’s Private Papers

Grandmere: A Personal History of Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Personal and Public Life

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Courageous Spirit

The Eleanor Roosevelt Girls

Eleanor Roosevelt: Fighter for Social Justice

Sara and Eleanor: The Story of Sara Delano Roosevelt and Her Daughter-in-Law, Eleanor Roosevelt

Empty without You: The Intimate Letters of Eleanor Roosevelt & Lorena Hickok

The Value of Caring: The Story of Eleanor Roosevelt

A World Made New: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless Strategies from the First Lady of Courage

The Patricians, A Genealogical Study – Ebook Editions US$7.95

Author at Harrod’s Deli – London

Steven Wood Collins (1952 – ) Antiquarian, Genealogist, Novelist

By Steven Wood Collins

I spent most of my life unaware of my ancestral heritage. Sure, I knew of the personal history of my more immediate relatives; but beyond that, I never had any inkling as to my ancestral heritage. Then one day many years ago my sister said to me, “I sometimes wonder about our family background.” And so my quest to discover our genealogical roots commenced.

I started building my family tree with the very basic relationships, going back in time from my grandparents, one ancestor at a time. That initial effort proved to be the hardest part of the pursuit, mainly due to my lack of expertise as a novice genealogical researcher. As I gained familiarity with the databases and how to efficiently mine them, my progress gained ever-increasing momentum. Today, The Patricians! tree (Ancestry.com) contains nearly 120,000 individuals, stretching over 135 generations, 5,800 of which are my direct ancestors in a genealogical sense.

During this trek back in time, I encountered fascinating figures in both history and obscurity. This blog contains many stories about their genealogical relationship to me (and many of you). By far and away, as a student of history, the historically obscure individuals are of particular interest to me. I cite Baron “Blue Beard” Montmorency-Laval de Rais (1405 – 1440) as an example of a historically maligned personage whose real contribution to history, as both a playwright and hero of France, has yet to be properly recognized. Another example is Earl Edward de Vere (1550 – 1604), who’s yet to gain widespread recognition as the actual author of the body of literary work wrongly ascribed to William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616).

My life-long interest in international economics and finance continues unabated. I primarily demonstrate this professional involvement as a contributor to the Long Room, the members-only international finance professionals' forum hosted by the Financial Times of London.

I'm an avid recreational scuba diver who enjoys traveling to exotic dive sites. My love of the sea and marine life gives me an unbounded appreciation and support of “green” issues, especially those devoted to the conservation of endangered species and coral reefs.

He continually posts results of his personal genealogical research to his Goodreads Authors Blog. Entitled The Patricians - The Ancestral Heritage of Steven Wood Collins, the work represents thousand of hours of his research efforts and related commentary.

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