Tag Archives: First Ladies history

John Tyler Woos MRS. Gardiner

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Tyler 1: On his twenty-third birthday, John Tyler (1790-1861) married Miss Letitia Christian, the daughter of a wealthy pedigreed Virginia family. The courtship was traditional, the marriage bore fruit: eight little Tyler’s made an appearance, seven living … Continue reading →

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Louisa Adams, Neglected First Lady

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

No one had a better resume for becoming a First Lady than Louisa Catherine Adams. Louisa: Englishwoman of High Standing Louisa Catherine Johnson was born in England and well educated in a convent school in Paris. Her American father had … Continue reading →

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Harry Truman’s Harried Christmas: 1945

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

The Sudden Presidency While political insiders had noticed Franklin D. Roosevelt’s physical decline, the country was in shock when their President – for twelve years and counting – died suddenly in Warm Springs, GA. His failing health had been generally … Continue reading →

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Julia Tyler’s Premonition

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Julia Gardiner Tyler spent only seven months as First Lady; then she went to live in Virginia. JGT: The Young Wife Julia Gardiner (1820-1889) was only 24 when she married sitting President John Tyler, a recent widower.  At 54, Tyler … Continue reading →

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Dolley Madison Sends A Telegram

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

As “The Widow Dolley”, Mrs. Madison was the most famous woman in the country. Mrs. Madison: Dowager Washingtonian When James Madison died at 85, Dolley was 68, and still in good health. Montpelier, their Virginia plantation was failing however, due … Continue reading →

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The Courtship of Bess and Harry Truman

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Bess Wallace and Harry Truman courted (sort of) for nearly thirty years. Little Boy Harry and Little Girl Bess: Writing of his courtship many years after his marriage, Harry Truman said he first fell in love with Bess Wallace when … Continue reading →

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FLOTUS Ellen Wilson: American Impressionist

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

While many First Ladies displayed some artistic gifts, Ellen Wilson was arguably the most talented. Ellen Axson: Child to Woman Ellen Axson Wilson (1860-1914) was bookended by war: Born just as the American Civil War was about to start, dying … Continue reading →

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Doc Sawyer: President Harding’s Surgeon General

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

It is  unfair to compare medical practice of a hundred or more years ago with the enormous technological changes that have occurred. Nevertheless… Charles Sawyer: Homeopath Charles E. Sawyer (1860-1924) was an Ohio homeopathic doctor of limited formal training, believing … Continue reading →

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Robert Lincoln’s Secret Trip

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Robert Todd Lincoln was a private man who assiduously shunned the spotlight. Robert T. Lincoln: 1865 Robert Lincoln, the son of Abraham Lincoln, had neither of his parents’ outgoing personalities. He made friends easily enough, but he was a laid-back … Continue reading →

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Mary Lincoln: The Last Sad Years

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

In late 1880, Mary Lincoln, no longer able to live on her own, left Europe and returned to live with her sister in Springfield, Illinois. She was sixty-one. The Widow Lincoln in Exile When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April, … Continue reading →

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