Tag Archives: First Ladies history

Poor Ex-FLOTUS Julia Tyler

Literally. Rich FLOTUS Julia Gardiner Tyler Julia Gardiner (1820-1889) was a wealthy New Yorker. Her father, David Lyon Gardiner owned considerable property in Long Island. Her mother, Juliana MacLachlan was the only child of an even wealthier brewer. Julia and … Continue reading

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Mary Lincoln: The Lizzie Friends

“Elizabeths” were imporant in Mary Lincoln’s life – and that doesn’t even include her mother Eliza and stepmother Betsey! Friends in General It has been said that some friends are for a season, a reason, or a lifetime. Hmmm. But … Continue reading

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Florence Harding: The Poison Rumor

Spoiler alert! She didn’t do him in! The Death of Harding When President Warren G. Harding died unexpectedly in August, 1923, the country was sincerely shocked and saddened. The people liked and thought well of him. The fact that he … Continue reading

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The Three Forgotten FIRST LADIES

Following Dolley Madison, there was a big gap in the role of the First Lady Elizabeth Monroe was a reclusive woman by nature, and her grown daughter was a snobbish substitute. Louisa Adams was in chronic poor health; her husband … Continue reading

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Maria Hester Monroe: The First Daughter Wedding

Maria Hester Monroe was the first daughter of a President to be married in the White House. Maria Hester Maria (pronounced Mar-IAH) Hester was born in 1803, seventeen years after her only sibling, Eliza. Due to the difference in their … Continue reading

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Mrs. Hoover Builds Her Dream House

Lou Henry Hoover was a talented and interesting woman. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover: The First Twenty Years Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) and Lou Henry Hoover (1874-1944) were an unusual couple, and well suited to each other. Both were born in Iowa, … Continue reading

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The Long Retirement of The Widow Wilson

  Edith Wilson (the Second Mrs. WW) was one of our longest lived FLOTUSES. The Second Mrs. Woodrow Edith Bolling Galt was a comfortably fixed 42-year-old widow when she met sitting President Woodrow Wilson, a recent widower fifteen years her … Continue reading

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General Ike and Mrs. Preston

This could be considered a “Truman” story – since he provided the setting. The Truman Part In 1947, Harry S Truman was a generally unpopular President. He had assumed the office upon the death of very popular Franklin D. Roosevelt, … Continue reading

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Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Hoover: A Rare Friendship

On the surface, there were only superficial commonalities between FLOTUS Grace Coolidge and her successor Lou Henry Hoover. The FLOTUS Sorority Many historians refer to the position of First Lady as a sorority. There are only a few dozen FLOTUSES … Continue reading

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Eleanor Roosevelt: The Bonus Army

In 1933, when Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt became the First Family, the Great Depression was strangling the country. The USA: 1933 After the stock market crash in October, 1929, it took some time for the economy to be seriously felt … Continue reading

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