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1881 "The Ladies of the White House; or, In the Home of the Presidents" by Laura C. Halloway

1881 "The Ladies of the White House; or, In the Home of the Presidents" by Laura C. Halloway

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The Ladies of the White House; or, In the Home of the Presidents. Being a Complete History of the Social and Domestic Lives of the Presidents from Washington to the Present Time—1789-1881. With Numerous Engravings on Steel and Wood. Published by Forshee & McMakin in Cincinnati, 1881. 736 pp.

At the time it was written, this book filled a significant gap in American history by spotlighting the crucial yet often unrecognized roles these women played in shaping the presidency and the nation's social landscape. Featuring detailed biographies and full-page portrait of each First Lady from Martha Washington to Lucretia Rudolph Garfield.  Includes 27 elegant steel and woodcut engravings.

Covers these First Ladies:

  • Martha Dandridge Custis Washington
  • Abigail Smith Adams
  • Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
  • Dolley Payne Todd Madison
  • Elizabeth Kortright Monroe
  • Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams
  • Rachel Donelson Jackson
  • Hannah Hoes Van Buren
  • Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison
  • Letitia Christian Tyler
  • Julia Gardiner Tyler
  • Sarah Childress Polk
  • Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor
  • Abigail Powers Fillmore
  • Jane Means Appleton Pierce
  • Harriet Lane
  • Mary Todd Lincoln
  • Eliza McCardle Johnson
  • Julia Dent Grant
  • Lucy Ware Webb Hayes
  • Lucretia Rudolph Garfield

Size: 8.75" x 6.5"

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Historical background
You'll find more information on all our nation's first ladies at the National Archives.

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