itwould encourage franklin, in a sense against the wishes of franklin's mother, sarah. sarah felt as franklin contracted polio, thinking of the resources of the family, that franklin could very easily live his life out here at springwood in the role of the gentleman estate keeper. wouldoosevelt and howell encourage just the opposite and motivate franklin. louis howe would be a big influence because he would tutor mrs. roosevelt and her public speaking and teach her how to put emphasis on certain words, how to control her very interesting voice that sometimes went high-pitched. soon, mrs. roosevelt would be comfortable with her public speaking and realize the power of that ability. some i think it was a self- serving of mrs. roosevelt, because when you think of the gentleman estate keeper, his wife would also be confined to the estate. roosevelt pursuing his political ambitions, mrs. roosevelt would enjoy a certain freedom. toring relative to our public speaking was very important because very shy eleanor roosevelt was a little intimidated by public speaking. she was sud