During the campaign of Eleanor 's husband Franklin D. Roosevelt for Governor of New York , Thompson became Eleanor 's personal secretary .
In these roles , she began to work with Democratic Party activist Louis McHenry Howe and Howe 's friend , Eleanor Roosevelt .
During the campaign of Eleanor Roosevelt 's husband Franklin D. Roosevelt for Governor of New York , Thompson became Eleanor Roosevelt 's personal secretary .
In these roles , she began to work with Democratic Party activist Louis McHenry Howe and Howe 's friend , Eleanor Roosevelt .