Education Clip: Eleanor Roosevelt Early Years

About the Episode

After a terrible early childhood, Eleanor Roosevelt’s Aunt “Bamie” suggests she be sent to Madame Souvestre’s girl’s school just outside London. This instills Eleanor with the characteristics of being independent-minded, intellectually alive, and socially conscious.

Aired: 09/12/14 | Expires: | Runtime: 11m 45s

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Extras

PBS Previews: The Roosevelts

Explore the making of the The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.

32:25
New Deal Achievements

FDR's New Deal brought great relief to the American People.

3:31
Official Trailer

The film weaves the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.

0:30
Official Trailer 2

Fighters. Mavericks. Visionaries. Uncover their intimate history.

0:30
Director Ken Burns discusses The Roosevelts

The film weaves the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.

1:30
Theodore Roosevelt: The Early Years

Theodore Roosevelt attends Harvard and meets Alice Lee. They marry in 1880.

3:26
Theodore Roosevelt: The Nobel Peace Prize

Theodore Roosevelt settles the Russo-Japanese War and wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

3:49
President McKinley Assassinated

President McKinley is assassinated and Theodore Roosevelt becomes president.

3:05
February 14, 1901

Theodore Roosevelt lost both his mother and his wife on Valentine's Day, 1901.

3:20
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The 1944 Campaign Speech

FDR opens his campaign with a humorous speech about Fala, his scottie dog.

3:31