Period 1
11/5/17
Alice Roosevelt
With Alice Roosevelt's mom died just two days after she was born, and her father, Theodore Roosevelt, leaving Dakota territory Alice was taken in by her aunt. Alice never really knew her mom and wasn't well known by the public until 1901 when Theodore Roosevelt became president. During Theodore Roosevelt's democratic trip to Japan to resolve tensions between Russia, Alice Roosevelt stole the spotlight. The people of Japan become fixated on her, and the media followed her every footstep. She became and a sensation not only in Japan and America but all around Europe as well, the Japan leader gave her a tour of his private gardens. One she came back to the US from the trip she was bombarded by fans and gifts, she moved to a house outside of the Whitehouse before her father's term was over. Alice's family members didn't stop her from her driven desire in politics, she campaigned against her fifth cousin, Franklin Roosevelt as well as her first cousin Eleanor. One of Alice's most popular and famous quotes was "if you cant say something good about someone, sit right next to me." Which well depicts her ability and ambition to become a major political power in the government and overseas face of America. She lived until 1980 living to be 96 years old and threw various parties even in her old age to live up to her reputation she had as younger women. 
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It is interesting how Alice Roosevelt was treated almost like a princess in Japan, as well as back in America following the democratic trip. However, her personality was very different and surprising for a woman in that time period, and she had a decent amount of political power and would often express her opinions.
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Apparently, Taft's administration and Wilson's administration banned her from her former residence. Alice probably didn't like either of the men as a result and she was against the United Stats joining the League of Nations. During the Great Depression she also starred in tobacco ads in order to make money!
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