Eleanor Roosevelt

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It was while she was director of women's activities for the Democratic Committee that Eleanor met her soon-to-be long-time companion [[Lorena Hickok]], one day in Sep 1928. (Farber, p. 72)  This was the year that Franklin ran for, and was elected governor of [[New York]].  At this time the Roosevelt's were living, at least part-time, in a township on East 65th in Manhattan, but then for the next four years, spent part of their time obviously in Albany at the state capital.
 
It was while she was director of women's activities for the Democratic Committee that Eleanor met her soon-to-be long-time companion [[Lorena Hickok]], one day in Sep 1928. (Farber, p. 72)  This was the year that Franklin ran for, and was elected governor of [[New York]].  At this time the Roosevelt's were living, at least part-time, in a township on East 65th in Manhattan, but then for the next four years, spent part of their time obviously in Albany at the state capital.
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The 1932 Democratic party convention was held in Chicago.  Eleanor and Franklin were not present, they were in Albany awaiting word that the party would choose Franklin to run for US President that year.  Three ballots went and still there was no conclusive choice.  Eleanor's son-in-law [[Curtis Bean Dall]] who had married Anna, relates an interesting story about how "Missouri came in early" for Roosevelt, due presumably to his intervention.
  
 
In 1932, Franklin ran for and was elected US President and the family moved into the White House, in Washington, DC.  It was about this time that Eleanor met [[Lorena Hickok]], a female journalist for AP, assigned to cover part of the Roosevelt story.
 
In 1932, Franklin ran for and was elected US President and the family moved into the White House, in Washington, DC.  It was about this time that Eleanor met [[Lorena Hickok]], a female journalist for AP, assigned to cover part of the Roosevelt story.

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