Background
Roosevelt, Selwa Showker was born on January 13, 1929 in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States.
Roosevelt, Selwa Showker was born on January 13, 1929 in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States.
Bachelor of Arts, Vassar College, 1950.
Reporter, columnist, Washington Star, 1954-1958; special assistant to chairman, Kennedy Center Performing Arts, 1961; feature writer, Washington Post, 1961; writer, Family Circle Magazine, 1976-1982.
Advisory board Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center. Chairman Blair House Restoration Project. Board directors Hariri Foundation, Spoleto Festival, The Washington Opera, North Carolina School Arts.
Member Folger Shakespeare Library., Council American Ambassadors. Clubs: "F" Street (Washington). Colony (New York ).
Married Archibald B. Roosevelt, September 1, 1950. 1 stepchild, Tweed.