Three Roosevelt Women
Subject(s): Adams, Henry, 1838-1918, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Longworth, Nicholas, 1869-1931, Presidents' spouses--Biography, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Roosevelt, Sara Delano, 1854-1941, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925, Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918, Straus, Oscar S., 1914-2013, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Women civic leaders, Women--Suffrage
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David H. Burton provides biographies of three Roosevelt women: Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Burton emphasizes Edith Roosevelt’s importance to her husband, Theodore Roosevelt, from raising their children to overseeing the renovation of the White House. With Longworth, Burton notes her marriage to Nicholas Longworth and her antipathy to Franklin D. Roosevelt, and he says that her influence suffered because “she was never for anything.” Burton highlights Eleanor Roosevelt’s sad childhood but pays attention to, and praises, her considerable humanitarian work both as First Lady and in her later life.
A drawing of Edith Roosevelt by John Singer Sargent and photographs of Longworth and Eleanor Roosevelt supplement the text. A text box containing contact information for the Theodore Roosevelt Association also appears in the article.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1996
Creator(s)
Burton, David H. (David Henry), 1925-2016
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
8
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
No permission is required from the Theodore Roosevelt Association to use items in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal collection for educational purposes. For permissions, contact William Tilchin at (516) 921-6319 or by email at wnt@bu.edu
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Three Roosevelt Women. [1996]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307971. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Burton, David H. (David Henry), 1925-2016. Three Roosevelt Women. [1996]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307971.
APA:
Burton, David H. (David Henry), 1925-2016., [1996]. Three Roosevelt Women.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307971.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
