What was Edith Roosevelt's role as First Lady?

Edith Roosevelt served as the First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909, supporting her husband, President Theodore Roosevelt, in political and social initiatives. She advocated for women's rights and public health reforms.

Where did Edith Roosevelt work?

Edith Roosevelt worked primarily in the White House during her tenure as First Lady, where she influenced political and social policies. She also supported various women's rights organizations.

What were Edith Roosevelt's educational achievements?

Edith Roosevelt attended private schools and colleges, including Smith College and the Sorbonne, where she pursued higher education.

Edith Roosevelt

First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909

Person human Q237590

Facts

27 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[21]
Date of birth: August 6, 1861
Date of death: September 30, 1948
Place of birth: Norwich
Place of death: Oyster Bay
Country of citizenship: United States^[15]
Ethnic group: Americans^[17]
Occupation: politician
Position held: First Lady of the United States, Second Lady or Gentleman of the United States^[18]^[19]
Religion or worldview: Episcopal Church^[20]
Member of political party: Republican Party^[23]
Father: Charles Carow^[7]
Mother: Gertrude Elizabeth Tyler^[8]
Spouse: Theodore Roosevelt^[9]
Child: Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Kermit Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt Derby, Archibald Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[29]
Birth name: Edith Kermit Carow^[30]
Different from: Edith Kermit Roosevelt^[32]
Family: Roosevelt family^[22]
Family name: Carow, Roosevelt^[24]^[25]
Given name: Edith, Kermit^[26]^[27]
Name in native language: Edith Roosevelt^[31]
Native language: American English^[16]

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Place of burial: Youngs Memorial Cemetery^[6]
Relative: Alice Lee Roosevelt^[28]
Writing language: American English^[33]

🏷️ Also known as

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American National Biography ID: 0500910
Archives at Yale agent ID: people/62769
Collective Biographies of Women ID: 18197
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118920715
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Edith-Roosevelt
FAST ID: 40194
FemBio ID: 23592
Find a Grave memorial ID: 5995

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Freebase ID: /m/025pvc
GeneaStar person ID: carowe
Genealogics.org person ID: I00218847
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000001132962516
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: m025pvc
IdRef ID: 180038419
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 118920715
Kindred Britain ID: I6784
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007445180405171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 074992538
Newman Numismatics Portal ID: 1657
Notable Names Database ID: 704/000128320
Open Library ID: OL2443163A
Open Library subject ID: person:edith_kermit_carow_roosevelt_(1861-1948)
Our Campaigns candidate ID: 32192
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID: 272003
Political Graveyard politician ID: roosevelt.html#111.45.68
Prabook ID: 730168, 1059897
Rodovid ID: 34929
SNAC ARK ID: w6d32qj6, w66971kg
SNARC ID: James Marsh
The Peerage person ID: p32296.htm#i322955
Topic's main category: Category:Edith Roosevelt
Trading Card Database name ID: 78253
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10580604
WeRelate person ID: Edith_Carow_(1)
Webb-site person ID: 54107
WikiTree person ID: Carow-1
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJvXkJHDCPy6qYpDRQDg8C
Yale LUX ID: person/61d30c36-71a5-4b58-a0e1-6d59cb7eecf4

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🔗 Connections

Child 5

Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Quentin Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt, Archibald Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt Derby

Children (maternal) 5

Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Quentin Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt, Archibald Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt Derby

Position held 2

First Lady of the United States, Second Lady or Gentleman of the United States

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Family 1

Roosevelt family

Given name 1

Edith

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Member of political party 1

Republican Party

Native language 1

American English

Occupation 1

politician

Place of birth 1

Norwich

Place of death 1

Oyster Bay

Relative 1

Alice Lee Roosevelt

Religion or worldview 1

Episcopal Church

Sex or gender 1

female

Spouse 1

Theodore Roosevelt

Spouses 1

Theodore Roosevelt

Writing language 1

American English

← Characters 1

The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut

← FactGrid item ID 1

Elmore

← Replaced by 1

Jennie Tuttle Hobart

← Stepparent 1

Alice Lee Roosevelt

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Summary

Edith Roosevelt was born on August 6, 1861^[1], in Norwich^[2]. She died on September 30, 1948^[3], in Oyster Bay^[4]. She worked as a politician^[5].

FAQs

Where was Edith Roosevelt born?

Edith Roosevelt's place of birth was Norwich^[2].

Where did Edith Roosevelt die?

Edith Roosevelt passed away in Oyster Bay^[4].

Who were Edith Roosevelt's parents?

Edith Roosevelt's father was Charles Carow^[7]. Edith Roosevelt's mother was Gertrude Elizabeth Tyler^[8].

Who was Edith Roosevelt married to?

Edith Roosevelt's spouses include Theodore Roosevelt^[9].

What did Edith Roosevelt do for work?

Edith Roosevelt worked as a politician^[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — place of birth (P19): Norwich. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — place of death (P20): Oyster Bay. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — sex or gender (P21): female. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — father (P22): Charles Carow. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — mother (P25): Gertrude Elizabeth Tyler. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — spouse (P26): Theodore Roosevelt. Kindred Britain. Retrieved 2020-08-07. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — position held (P39): First Lady of the United States. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — position held (P39): Second Lady or Gentleman of the United States. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — child (P40): Theodore Roosevelt Jr.. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — child (P40): Kermit Roosevelt. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — child (P40): Ethel Roosevelt Derby. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — child (P40): Archibald Roosevelt. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — child (P40): Quentin Roosevelt. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — family (P53): Roosevelt family. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — member of political party (P102): Republican Party. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — native language (P103): American English. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — occupation (P106): politician. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — place of burial (P119): Youngs Memorial Cemetery. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — religion or worldview (P140): Episcopal Church. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — ethnic group (P172): Americans. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — date of birth (P569): August 6, 1861. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — date of death (P570): September 30, 1948. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — family name (P734): Carow. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — family name (P734): Roosevelt. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — given name (P735): Edith. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — given name (P735): Kermit. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — relative (P1038): Alice Lee Roosevelt. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — birth name (P1477): Edith Kermit Carow. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — name in native language (P1559): Edith Roosevelt. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — different from (P1889): Edith Kermit Roosevelt. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Edith Roosevelt — writing language (P6886): American English. wikidata.org.

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