I'm enjoying watching the series too. One thing that struck me was how hard all 3 of these Roosevelts worked in their daily lives despite physical pain, emotional issues, and everything else that they could have used as an excuse to just quit and enjoy their lives out of the public sphere.

I think the word I'm thinking of is something like stoic. There seemed more of a sense in that time period that you don't whine or complain or just sit and observe, you just buck up and get things done.