Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume One, 1884-1933 | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Marion Sturgis Hooper Clover Adams - This character was an educated and accomplished woman who was also known as the most brilliant hostess in Washington, D.C. She committed suicide in 1885, at the age of forty-two, after discovering that her husband was having an affair with another woman.

Jane Addams - This character was a social feminist who championed many of the causes that Eleanor believed in.

Corrine Robinson Alsop - This character was a cousin of Eleanor Roosevelt's and like Eleanor Roosevelt attended Allenswood School in England.

Annie - See Anna Bulloch...
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