Women In History - First Ladies and Royalty
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1776 – Power, Pen, and Petticoats: Abigail and Mercy Spill the Tea!
Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis Warren were friends, then frenemies, then friends again, but never wavered in their support for the new nation.
Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818)
Wife of John Adams, 2nd President of the United States and mother of John Quincy Adams, 6th President. Known for her letters and opinions on society.
Betty Ford (1918-2011)
Wife of President Gerald Ford, first lady of the United States from 1974-1977
Julia Boggs Dent Grant (1826-1902)
Wife of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States, was a determined woman who despite family objections married the man she loved. Outspoken, she also created her own plans for ending the Civil War and holding a secret Presidential Inauguration.
Florence Harding (1860-1924)
Wife of Warren Harding, 29th President of the United States, the first presidential wife able to vote for her husband. Scandal plagued this First Lady throughout her life
Sally Hemings (1773-1835)
Thomas Jefferson’s concubine. For more than 200 years, her name has been linked to Thomas Jefferson's, obscuring the facts of her life and her identity. She was a daughter, mother, sister, aunt, inherited as property, seamstress, world traveler, enslaved woman, and liberator. But was she his mistress or his slave?
Jacqueline Kennedy (Onassis) (1929-1994)
Wife of President John F. Kennedy
Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882)
Wife of President Abraham Lincoln, misrepresented by popular history and maligned by her peers
Dolley Madison (1768-1849)
Wife and political partner of James Madison, the 4th President of the United States
Ida Saxton McKinley (1847-1907)
Wife of William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, developed a unique way of coping with her epileptic seizures during her public appearances as First Lady
Queen Elizabeth I (1553-1603)
Wife of King Ferdinand II of Aragon, united Spain, and sponsored Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the "New World"
Queen Isabella of Castille (1474-1504)
One of the most celebrated monarchs in British history
Eleanor Anna Roosevelt (1884-1962)
Wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, first activist First Lady
Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
Wife of William H. Taft, 27th President of the United States, always longed to live in the White House. Known for planting Washington D.C.’s legendary cherry trees
Martha Washington (1731-1802)
Founding mother of America