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About Feather Schwartz Foster

Feather Schwartz Foster is an author-historian who has made more than 500 appearances discussing presidential history. She teaches adult education at the Christopher Wren Association (affiliated with William and; Mary College), and adult Education programs at Christopher Newport University. She has been a guest on the C-SPAN "First Ladies" program. She has written five books.

Mary Lincoln: The Tragedy of Time

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

A thought. Mary spent seventeen years as the Widow Lincoln. Mary Lincoln: Choices of Tragedy Millions of words have been spent on Mary Lincoln, her various tragedies, her various ailments and the peculiarities of her personality and disposition in general. … Continue reading →

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Elliott Roosevelt: Theodore’s Brother, Eleanor’s Father.

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Elliott Roosevelt is a sad footnote in history. His brother and his daughter are immortal. TR’s Younger Brother Elliott Roosevelt (1860-1894) was less than two years younger than his brother Theodore, sandwiched between two sisters in a prominent and well-to-do … Continue reading →

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The Adams Sorrow: The Second Generation

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

   John Quincy Adams was never a teetotaler. The eldest son of John and Abigail could even be considered a heavy drinker. The Second Adams Generation Having spent his formative years in the great capitals of Europe, John Quincy Adams … Continue reading →

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Andrew Jackson and The Peggy Eaton Affair

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Andrew Jackson came to Washington wearing a mourning band. His beloved wife Rachel had died only weeks before his inauguration in 1829. Jackson believed his sixty-one-year old wife was killed by the poisoned arrow of slander and calumny. (That she … Continue reading →

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“Prince” John Magruder: Confederate Showman

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

John B. Magruder was the Confederacy’s master showman whose tactics have gone down in history as the best flim-flam of the Civil War. John Bankhead Magruder: Virginia Soldier John Bankhead Magruder (1807-1871) was Virginia born and raised, University of Virginia … Continue reading →

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The Death of the First Mrs. Wilson

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

One of the most underrated First Ladies of the 20th century is the intelligent, gentle and multi-talented Ellen Wilson – Woodrow Wilson’s first wife. Ellen Axson: Georgia Peach The life of Ellen Axson Wilson (1860-1914) was bookended by war: Born … Continue reading →

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Alice Roosevelt: TR’s Little Girl

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

The woman who would become the “other Washington Monument” had a tragic early childhood. Alice Lee Roosevelt: The Early Years Alice Lee Roosevelt (1884-1981) was born on February 13, 1884. The following day, February 14, her mother, also an Alice … Continue reading →

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The “Romance” of Calvin and Grace Coolidge

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Calvin and Grace Coolidge had a unique relationship, helped in no small part by their mutually wonderful senses of humor. When former First Lady Grace Coolidge was a widow, a reporter requested an interview. Genial by nature, Mrs. Coolidge was … Continue reading →

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Lincoya: Andrew Jackson’s Indian Son

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Andrew Jackson, Indian fighter, with no love lost on his enemies, adopted a Creek Indian baby and raised him as his own.  Andrew Jackson: Becoming the General At age forty, Andrew Jackson had been a major figure in Tennessee for … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Harding and Mrs. McLean

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

For fifty years, Florence Kling Harding was a lonely woman, with few, if any, real friends. The Embattled Duchess Florence Kling (1860-1924) was the daughter of Marion, Ohio’s wealthiest and nastiest businessmen. His tyrannical ways resulted in Florence’s youthful escape … Continue reading →

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