Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Anna Roosevelt Halsted
Anna Roosevelt Halsted | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Roosevelt c. 1932 | |
| Born | Anna Eleanor Roosevelt May 3, 1906 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 1975 (aged 69) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | St. James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, New York, U.S. |
| Occupations |
|
| Spouses | James Addison Halsted
(m. 1952) |
| Children | |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Roosevelt family |
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Halsted (May 3, 1906 – December 1, 1975) was an American writer who worked as a newspaper editor and in public relations. Halsted also wrote two children's books published in the 1930s. She was the eldest child and only daughter of U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Halsted assisted her father as his advisor during World War II.[1]
She worked with her second husband Clarence John Boettiger at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, serving as editor of the women's pages for several years. Halsted later worked in public relations for universities. In 1963, John F. Kennedy appointed her to the Citizen's Advisory Council on the Status of Women. She also served for several years as vice-chairman of the President's Commission for the Observance of Human Rights.[1]
- ^ a b Michaelis, David (2020). Eleanor (First Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-4391-9201-6. OCLC 1139765459.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Previous Page Next Page
