The nation's First Lady plays a vital leadership role in every administration. Her private life--from the clothes she wears to the causes she supports--excites the attention of a public eager for a glimpse inside the White House. America's First Ladies brings the private lives of public wives to life, revealing little-known facts about these women and supplying anecdotes about their lives in office. 200+ photos.
This volume presents thirty-nine interpretive biographical essays on all first ladies, from Martha Washington to America's newest First Lady, Laura Bush.
Introduction: first ladies of the republic: Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, and the forging of an American role -- Martha Washington: the road to the first ladyship -- Abigail and John Adams: the long apprenticeship to the ...
American First Ladies is a response to the increasingly visible role that First Ladies have played in U.S. government as well as the increasing interest in women's achievements from the...
Drawing on a wide array of untapped, candid sources—from the former first ladies themselves to their political advisers, friends, family members, and residence staff—Kate Andersen Brower, the New York Times bestselling author who ...
... 123 Lind, Jenny, 106–107 Lindbergh, Charles, 271 Louisiana Purchase, 28, 46 MacArthur, Douglas, 283, 310 Madison, ... 410–411 Philippe, King Louis, 73 Phillips, Carrie, 252–253 Pierce, Benjamin, 108, 109, 110 Pierce, Franklin, 107, ...
"Chapter book first published in ... 2020."
Forty-four accurate line drawings depict presidential wives, daughters, and other female relatives in authentic settings associated with their roles as official hostesses.
... political advice, and the first pearls of wisdom about women's rights in America. In her day, Abigail was a rebel. And today many people's favorite First Lady of all. CHAPTER 3 Presidents Who (Technically) Had No First Ladies and.
A biography stressing the childhood of America's first First Lady.
From watercolors and oil paintings to engravings and photographs, this book celebrates the legacy of first ladies throughout history.