WOMEN IN HISTORY - LUCRETIA RUDOLPH GARFIELD

Wife of James Garfield, 20th President of the United States was First Lady for six months when her husband was assassinated. "Crete" returned home to Lawnfield in Mentor where her life continued in a non-traditional way.

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Source: Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia Vol 1, Compton (1928) © www.arttoday.com

WEBSITES

• Biography of Lucretia Garfield - White House history
• James A. Garfield National Historic Site - Western Reserve Historical Society
• James and Lucretia Garfield
• Lucretia Garfield's Windmill
• Garfield Monument - Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
• Lucretia Garfield - National First Ladies' Library
• James A. Garfield - The American President, PBS