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Mary Lincoln’s Rivals

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Thirty year old Harriet Lane enjoyed a hugely popular tenure as de facto First Lady in the late 1850s. Her social leadership was as successful as her Uncle James Buchanan’s political administration was a flop. When First Lady-to-be Mary Lincoln … Continue reading →

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