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Eleanor Root 1923 - 1997

Eleanor Root of Lakeland, Polk County, FL was born on September 19, 1923, and died at age 73 years old on May 17, 1997.
Eleanor Root
Lakeland, Polk County, FL 33809
September 19, 1923
May 17, 1997
Female
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Eleanor Root's History: 1923 - 1997

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  • 09/19
    1923

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    September 19, 1923
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  • 05/17
    1997

    Death

    May 17, 1997
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    Eleanor Root lived 1 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1923, in the year that Eleanor Root was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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In 1933, Eleanor was merely 10 years old when on March 4th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States. He was elected four times (equaled by no other President) and guided the United States through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War 2. His wife was his cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt's niece) who President Truman called "First Lady of the World". Some of the major programs that survive from his presidency are the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wagner Act (The National Labor Relations Act of 1935) , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security.
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