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Former good articleEleanor Roosevelt was one of the History good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
On this day... Article milestones
DateProcessResult
February 14, 2007Good article nomineeNot listed
November 16, 2007Good article nomineeNot listed
December 28, 2012Good article nomineeListed
November 14, 2023Good article reassessmentDelisted
On this day... A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on November 7, 2018.
Current status: Delisted good article

Correction needed.

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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt did NOT get married at "Algonac" in Newburgh, New York, but instead at the double-townhouse home of Eleanor's great aunt and cousin, Margaret Ludlow and Susan Ludlow Parish. This house is located at 6-8 East 76th Street in New York City [Manhattan]. Please correct this. Also, the article lists Eleanor's maternal grandmother as Mary Livington Ludlow. But the surname "Hall" should be added to this as well, since "Hall" was her married surname. "Ludlow" is her maiden name. 73.47.78.64 (talk) 04:04, 23 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for spotting that! I found a citation for the place of marriage and have made that and your recommended name change. Very much appreciated! --TeaDrinker (talk) 04:22, 23 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Service as "United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly"

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The third line of the article says that Roosevelt served as "United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952" and gives a link to the page for the "List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations." This implies that Roosevelt was the US ambassador from 1945 to 1952 but, according to the second page, the ambassadors during this time were Edward Stettinius Jr., Herschel Johnson, and Warren Austin. Instead, Roosevelt was the "1st United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights," as the side bar indicates. I feel like this link/text is misleading, and it should instead say that "Roosevelt served as United States Delegate to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights from 1945 to 1952," as, based on the information I have, this appears more accurate. I may be wrong, however, and I welcome any explanation on the historical context that would explain the wording used here.(talk) 04:07, 2 March 2023 (UTC) OmegaGamma (talk) 04:02, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 13 March 2023

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Married her cousin Franklin Roosevelt 24.137.96.60 (talk) 10:16, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. This is already covered in the article. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 10:49, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"He enrolled"

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Hello, this is very simple but I just wanted for a small mistake to be fixed. I noticed that on the early life section it says he enrolled rather than she. 2601:404:C67F:FEF0:4081:B7FE:DE25:E42D (talk) 00:18, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This was no mistake; the "he" refers to her brother Hall Roosevelt enrolling as a student at Groton School. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 00:37, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

GA Reassessment

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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


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Result: Delisted. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 17:21, 14 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Article contains numerous uncited paragraphs. Z1720 (talk) 01:56, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delist for insufficient referencing, and many citations this does use are improperly formatted (e.g. some incorrect uses of italics). There also are lots of super short paragraphs that make the flow of text feel choppy (I'm particularly concerned about the ones with only one sentence). SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 02:25, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

ER deserves her tenure as First Lady to be its own article.

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She redefined the role and is widely viewed as the greatest First Lady of all time by a wide margin. Her role as First Lady deserves its own article. Vinnylospo (talk) 03:27, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Splitting her tenure as First Lady from the rest of her life-text would damage this article. At present there are no separate pages for first ladies outside of their biographical page, although many were as prominent and influential in American history (Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Edith Wilson, Jacqueline Kennedy, etc.). Randy Kryn (talk) 11:55, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I’m not trying to, if Hillary Clinton can have that, I don’t see why ER can’t. Vinnylospo (talk) 18:58, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Just saw Hillary Clinton's tenure as first lady of the United States, and she also has a page about her tenure as First Lady of Arkansas. Good point, but the main Hillary Clinton page still includes a large section about her position as U.S. First Lady which seems to cover the topic fully and well. Randy Kryn (talk) 00:26, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, which is why I feel Roosevelt also deserves an additional article. Especially as she was the First Lady longer than anyone else. Vinnylospo (talk) 03:41, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No split although it makes sense if you have an article in mind because of the existence of the Clinton page, but the same as hers it should not be a split and nothing should be removed from this page. Roosevelt's legacy is as First Lady and then her time at the United Nations formation, so removing anything about her role as First Lady from this page, where it is covered extensively and is a central feature of the page, would be harmful to the article and would lose readers who do not click from page to page. I don't see why a duplicate page is needed, the information is already right here. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:11, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Why do you continue to propose these page splits without citing any wiki policy? WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is not a reason to split. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:17, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Because of precedent. Vinnylospo (talk) 16:48, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, a separate article is called for -- there is a large scholarly and popular literature on her role as First Lady--she indeed invented the modern activist dimension of that role. Google Scholar hists 17,000 scholarly books and articles with search words "Eleanor" and "First Lady" see list here Rjensen (talk) 15:58, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
True, as long as it's not a "split". Nothing should be removed from this article, Roosevelt's principal page. Her years in the White House were too central to her biography to "split", although a split doesn't seem to be what Vinnylospo is suggesting but, like yourself, an expanded stand-alone page. Randy Kryn (talk) 23:04, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. An expanded stand alone page. Vinnylospo (talk) 14:46, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Then I'm in support as well, as long as this principal page isn't lessened. It could be a very good page and give Roosevelt her due in an encyclopedic context. Randy Kryn (talk) 14:55, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am going to need a lot of help for it. She did so much as First Lady. Vinnylospo (talk) 00:23, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Vinnylospo, am ambitious project! There's a lot to copy/paste from this article, so the foundation for much of a Roosevelt First Lady page can be built and expanded around it (I think using a great deal from another article is okay as long as attribution is made in the edit summaries or talk page). Have "High Hopes" for the page. Randy Kryn (talk) 00:52, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Me too, but I do need some help for it. Vinnylospo (talk) 04:57, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A start-up idea, why don't you copy the existing sections into a draft page and then those who want to can work on it have a place to edit. Rjensen seems enthused, and if you can get his help you are half-way home. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:47, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
yes I would like to help on this one. for a good start see Eleanor Roosevelt : transformative first lady by Maurine Hoffman Beasley, online free to read here. For other easy to read items see 38 titles online free here Rjensen (talk) 15:16, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • NO SPLIT. The article on Eleanor Roosevelt handles her years as First Lady well. She cannot be compared with Hillary Clinton, since (at least) she held no official elected position. "First Lady" is not an office. I have no objection to a separate article on her dozen years as First Lady, but keep in mind that this is an encyclopedia article. It is not expected to be comprehensive. Many others have already handled the material in books and memoirs, and on-line. What is missing from the present article??? One must distinguish between matters of importance and trivia. Vicedomino (talk) 09:21, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]