Tag Archives: Nellie Taft

Nellie Taft and the Philippine Band

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Feather Foster

Helen Herron Taft’s happiest years were in the Philippines. The Manila Years In 1900 Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943), married and mother of three, traveled to Manila, where she spent the next few years. Her husband of 15 years had been … Continue reading →

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William Howard Taft: Illness in The Philippines

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Feather Foster

After the War With Spain, the remnants of its empire fell into our hands. The USA as an Empire By and large, most people in the United States were extremely lukewarm about inheriting Spanish colonies following the mercifully short Spanish … Continue reading →

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Nellie Taft Writes Her Memoirs

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Feather Foster

This is a sad story with a delayed happier ending. Nellie: Discovering the Ambition Helen (Nellie) Herron (1861-1943) was smart as a whip, and as ambitious as Caesar. She had the ambition to want things, and the ambition to work … Continue reading →

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First Lady Nellie Taft and the CSO

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Helen Herron Taft had two passions in her life. First and foremost was politics. Then came music. Nellie Taft: Musician and Politician Piano lessons was practically a given in most nineteenth century middle-class families. Of course, then as now, not … Continue reading →

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The Taft’s Silver Anniversary Party, or Nellie’s Happy Day

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Helen Herron Taft was not destined to fully enjoy her days as First Lady, but the Tafts would celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in grand style. Nellie’s Ambition, and an Anniversary Precedent Helen Herron (1861-1943) was an Ohioan whose parents … Continue reading →

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Nellie Taft, Edwardian

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

  No one wanted to be First Lady more than Helen Herron Taft!  The Root of Nellie Taft’s Ambition Nellie Taft (1861-1943) had her eye on the White House from her teens.  Her family was prominent in Cincinnati, Ohio, and … Continue reading →

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The Year of Four First Ladies: 1860-1861

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Two First Ladies born in a year is unusual; three is rare. Four is extraordinary. Four First Ladies Are Born    Between 1860 and 1861, four little girls were born who eventually would marry men who became Unites States Presidents. One … Continue reading →

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Nellie Taft’s Lonely Dinner

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

 Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943) did not have a long time to enjoy wearing her stylish Edwardian gowns on the magnificent occasions she had been planning for decades.  Only three months into William Howard Taft’s presidency, she collapsed from a stroke. Mrs. … Continue reading →

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