The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt Study Guide

Eleanor begins her story by introducing her maternal grandparents, the Halls. Her grandfather died young, leaving her grandmother to raise the children. Eleanor's mother, Anna Hall, married Elliott Roosevelt at the age of nineteen. The senior Elliott had a drinking problem and spent time in a French sanitarium. After the birth of Eleanor's brother, Hall, in France, Anna and the children returned to the United States without Elliott. He lived apart from them up until Anna's death in 1892. After that, the children went to live with grandmother Hall of West 37th Street. (read more)