Women In History - First Ladies Tea

Learn what happens when a couple of First Ladies of United States gather for tea and tell their stories.

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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

Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882)

Wife of President Abraham Lincoln, misrepresented by popular history and maligned by her peers

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

Eleanor Anna Roosevelt

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