Editing Theodore Roosevelt (section)

=== First marriage and widowerhood ===
In 1880, Roosevelt married socialite [[Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt|Alice Hathaway Lee]].{{sfn|Miller|1992|p=104}} Their daughter, [[Alice Roosevelt Longworth|Alice Lee Roosevelt]], was born on February 12, 1884. Two days later, the new mother died of undiagnosed [[kidney failure]], on the same day as Roosevelt's mother Martha died of [[typhoid fever]]. In his diary, Roosevelt wrote a large "X" on the page and then, "The light has gone out of my life." Distraught, Roosevelt left baby Alice in the care of his sister Bamie while he grieved; he assumed custody of Alice when she was three.{{sfn|Miller|1992|pp=154–158}}

After the deaths of his wife and mother, Roosevelt focused on his work, specifically by re-energizing a legislative investigation into corruption of the [[New York City government]], which arose from a bill proposing power be centralized in the mayor's office.{{sfn|Brands|1997|p=166}} For the rest of his life, he rarely spoke about his wife Alice and did not write about her in his autobiography.{{Sfn|Morris|1979|p=232}}