How do I address Eleanor Roosevelt in my paper?

Question

In writing a paper on the life of Eleanor Roosevelt, I find confusion in what I shall call the woman. Normally, I would label people by their last name, but the fact of the matter is that there are at least four Roosevelts (Eleanor, her mother, Franklin Delano, his mother) of whom I write several times.
For now, I've called her Eleanor, but I feel this informality will get me deducted points. Shall I replace all "Eleanors" with Mrs. Roosevelt or will the repitition of Roosevelt be an eye sore?

In the book that was assigned for my class to read, the First Lady is labeled as Eleanor.

Answer 1

If you doing a complete biography, it is certainly appropriate to refer to her as "Eleanor" in her childhood. As an adult "Mrs. Roosevelt" would be the traditional way of reference. As more and more prominent couples have had major accomplishments by both members (Bill and Hillary Clinton, Bob and Elizabeth Dole, etc.) it has become more common to use first names. If the tone of your paper is less than strictly formal, you can probably leave it as "Eleanor" without a problem.

Answer 2

i call her eleanor or mrs roosevelt. or call her fdrs cousin that he married