She stood up for them publicly and this saw the situation change. This indicated that she had a high level of practical knowledge. Practical knowledge is described as the ability to comprehend the day-to-day problems (Mayer, 2007). Eleanor Roosevelt was also very confident because she stood up for her beliefs, took a lot of risks to voice her opinion and tackled her challenges straight in the head. She was the society's mouthpiece and openly fought against racial segregation. As an illustration, she resigned from being a leader at the Daughters of the Revolution when they banned an African-American from singing in their meetings as pointed out by Williams (2005). Eleanor Roosevelt openly used her position as the first lady to bring about social change.

As a child however she had different traits to her personality. She was less self-confident and was ridiculed and mistreated as a child (Nabli, 2006). She was nicknamed "ugly duckling" and often daydreamed. Most of the people she grew up with betrayed her and then often abandoned her making her be in the search for love often.

Eleanor Roosevelt and social change

Eleanor Roosevelt was a key figure in the social reforms of the 1930s. She was part of;

The Progressive movement

The New Deal

The Women's Movement

She was also a key figure in the struggle for racial justice as well as the United Nations. She was her husband's long-term political companion. She however, managed to form her own political network as well as her own ideology of liberalism. When she was still in New Deal, she became a key figure in the White House mandated to appoint women into key administrative positions while aiding to improve the plight of the largely unemployed populace. She addressed the concerns of the youth by championing for their rights through the National Youth Administration as well as the Public Works...

While she was a columnist, she made use of her position as a columnist for the Woman's Home Companion to converse with the American people. At the time of During World War II, Eleanor Roosevelt was active in the refugee programs as well as programs for supporting women who were working at home. Her political activities continued up to her death. She made great changes in the United Nations especially in the civil right movement and human rights fronts.