First ladies for dummies /
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: About This Book
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- ch. 1 Changing Role of First Ladies in the United States
- First Ladies in U.S. History
- Defining a First Lady
- Powers of the First Lady
- Evolution of the Position of First Lady
- Phase I (1789-1829)
- Phase II (1829-1869)
- Phase III (1869-1933)
- Phase IV (1933-Present)
- ch. 2 First Lady Rankings and Evaluations
- Evaluating the First Ladies
- Ranking U.S. First Ladies
- Siena Research Institute Survey
- Discussing ten evaluation criteria
- ch. 3 Becoming the First First Lady
- Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1731-1802)
- Joining Forces with George, the Love of Her Life
- Taking an active role
- Becoming a war hero
- Going First: From Lady Washington to First Lady
- Learning her way
- Starting traditions
- Taking sides
- Hosting the World in Retirement
- ch. 4 Setting Precedents
- Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818)
- Becoming a revolutionary
- Living life abroad
- Becoming First Lady
- Turning into Mrs. President
- Moving to and hating Washington, D.C.
- Living out her life
- Becoming famous after her death
- Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson (1748-1782)
- Dying too soon
- Becoming First Lady after her death
- Dolley Payne Todd Madison (1768-1849)
- Moving forward with charm and popularity
- Blazing the trail for future First Ladies
- Saving a painting
- Becoming the first lady named First Lady
- ch. 5 Continuing to Set an Example
- Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (1768-1830)
- Going abroad and saving an American hero's wife
- Embracing European life
- Going home and being miserable
- Louisa Johnson Adams (1775-1852)
- Living an adventure
- Becoming First Lady
- Seeking the election of 1824
- Going back to Washington, D.C.
- Rachel Donelson Jackson (1767-1828)
- Meeting Jackson
- Almost becoming First Lady
- ch. 6 Calling in a First Lady Substitute
- Hannah Hoes Van Buren (1783-1819)
- Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison (1775-1864)
- Letitia Christian Tyler (1790-1842)
- Being the wife of an absent politician
- Allowing Priscilla Tyler to step in
- Julia Gardiner Tyler (1820-1889)
- Becoming the youngest First Lady, briefly
- Going home to Virginia
- Dying a Confederate
- ch. 7 Acting Like a President
- Sarah Childress Polk (1803-1891)
- Becoming a Politician-Er, Wife of One
- Getting into politics
- Becoming a "working" First Lady
- Helping make policy
- Going into Retirement Alone
- ch. 8 To Be or Not to Be First Lady
- Margaret Smith Taylor (1788-1852)
- Having a family and traveling America
- Preferring to remain private
- Abigail Powers Fillmore (1798-1853)
- Tutoring the (future) president
- Becoming First Lady by default
- Jane Means Appleton Pierce (1806-1863)
- Living not so happily ever after
- Retiring, or not
- Refusing to be a First Lady
- Harriet Lane (1830-1903)
- Growing up in politics
- Becoming a single First Lady
- Living her own life
- ch. 9 Living a Life of Tragedy
- Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882)
- Moving away from home
- Meeting Lincoln
- Making a president
- Failing as First Lady
- Spending like crazy
- Changing moods
- Enduring tragedy
- Going On After Abraham's Assassination
- ch. 10 Reconstructing a Country
- Eliza McCardle Johnson (1810-1876)
- Meeting and helping her husband
- Staying in Tennessee as Johnson's career grows
- Becoming a recluse in the White House
- Being revered for being frugal
- Avoiding impeachment
- Remaining together to the end
- Julia Dent Grant (1826-1902)
- Being at odds with family on slavery
- Finding their way back to the battlefield
- Loving the White House
- Redirecting retirement through writing
- Lucy Ware Webb Hayes (1831-1889)
- Getting involved in civic causes
- Riding the bumpy road to the White House
- Improving lives as First Lady
- Abstaining from alcohol
- Enjoying new technology
- Showing compassion
- Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (1832-1918)
- Staking independence
- Making changes for each other
- Serving less than a year as First Lady
- ch. 11 Getting Close to the 20th Century
- Ellen Herndon Arthur (1837-1880)
- Pushing her husband's political career
- Missing out on being First Lady
- Frances Folsom Cleveland (1864-1947)
- Growing up with Uncle Clev
- Turning the tides to husband
- Being the youngest First Lady ever
- Staging a comeback
- Getting remarried and caring about education
- Caroline Scott Harrison (1832-1892)
- Living life in Indiana
- Making improvements as First Lady
- Dying in the White House
- Ida Saxton McKinley (1847-1907)
- Excelling in a man's world
- Living with tragedy
- Having a devoted husband
- Remaining a strong First Lady
- ch. 12 Becoming a World Power
- Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (1861-1948)
- Building a life with Teddy
- Taking control as First Lady
- Updating the White House
- Enjoying a long, active life after retirement
- Helen Herron Taft (1861-1943)
- Being a free thinker
- Becoming the First Lady of the Philippines
- Moving to Washington
- Finally becoming First Lady
- Ellen Louise Axson Wilson (1860-1914)
- Becoming an artist and practicing for First Lady
- Being adept at First Lady
- Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (1872-1961)
- Meeting the President
- Running the country
- Thriving as Mrs. Wilson
- ch. 13 Changing the Roles of Women
- Florence Kling Harding (1860-1924)
- Dealing with affairs
- Getting into politics
- Succeeding as First Lady
- Dying during their first term
- Grace Goodhue Coolidge (1879-1957)
- Being a politician's wife
- Experiencing tragedy
- Working as a hostess and an advocate
- Retiring and living a long life
- Louise Henry Hoover (1874-1944)
- Carrying a pistol
- Traveling the world and becoming wealthy
- Getting into politics
- Being charitable
- Dealing with staff
- Retiring in style
- ch. 14 First Lady of the World
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
- Marrying a Roosevelt and Living with a Dominant Mother-in-Law
- Moving in Social Circles
- Getting Active in Politics in the 1920s
- Becoming First Lady of New York
- Being an Activist First Lady
- Advocating for women's rights
- Advocating for civil rights
- Working the media
- Supporting the troops
- Story Isn't Over: Moving on After the White House
- ch. 15 Three Cold War First Ladies
- Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman (1885-1982)
- Finding early romance
- Getting into politics
- Being a strong First Lady behind the scenes
- Retiring to Independence
- Mamie Doud Eisenhower (1896-1979)
- Being a military wife
- Appealing to the average American
- Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy (1929-1994)
- Joining forces with JFK
- Becoming a First Lady everyone admired
- Living through an assassination
- Marrying a billionaire
- ch. 16 Becoming Politically Active
- Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson (1912-2007)
- Marrying Johnson and moving to D.C.
- Getting familiar with politics
- Helping a presidential campaign
- Advocating for her husband and her causes
- Going back to Texas
- Thelma Catherine Ryan Nixon (1912-1993)
- Building a life with Nixon
- Becoming Second Lady
- Being active and popular
- Being left out
- Retiring disgraced
- Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Ford (1918-2011)
- Perfecting her stage presence
- Marrying a man like her father
- Talking to the American people
- Retiring early and doing more good
- ch. 17 Ending a Cold War
- Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter (1927-)
- Relishing travel but returning home
- Changing gears to politics
- Running for president
- Loving it as First Lady
- Being active in retirement
- Nancy Davis Reagan (1921-2016)
- Catching the acting bug
- Meeting Ronald Reagan
- Taking on the governorship
- Becoming First Lady
- Facing health issues
- Barbara Pierce Bush (1925-2018)
- Making family priority #1
- Becoming Second and then First Lady
- Creating a legacy
- ch. 18 Almost Becoming President
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-)
- Meeting Bill Clinton
- Starting a career and getting into politics
- Moving up to First Lady
- Becoming co-president
- Owning her own political career
- Running for president - Part I
- Serving as secretary of state
- Running for president - Part II
- Losing in 2016 and moving on
- ch. 19 Using the Power of the Position
- Laura Welch Bush (1946-)
- Meeting and marrying George
- Moving to Washington, D.C.
- Championing the First Lady role
- Retiring but staying active
- Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (1964-)
- Meeting of the minds
- Balancing politics and family life
- Serving as mom-in-chief
- Enjoying retirement
- ch. 20 Model and the Educator
- Melania Knauss Trump (1970-)
- Choosing modeling and Donald Trump
- Becoming an American citizen
- Taking a backseat to politics
- Being a quiet and private First Lady
- Retiring with controversy
- Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (1951-)
- Marrying a politician and continuing her education
- Working double-duty
- Serving the community (colleges) and the military
- Leaving D.C. and returning as First Lady
- ch. 21 Ten Most Influential First Ladies
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Abigail Adams
- Dolley Madison
- Hillary Clinton
- Betty Ford
- Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson
- Sarah Polk
- Rosalynn Carter
- Contents note continued: Harriet Lane
- Michelle Obama
- ch. 22 Ten Least-Known Facts about U.S. First Ladies
- Dolley Madison: Dining and Dashing
- Julia Grant: Using Foresight
- Caroline Harrison: Leaving the Light On
- Edith Roosevelt: Playing I Spy
- Edith Wilson: Wielding a Famous Relative
- Lou Hoover: Dodging Bullets
- Mamie Eisenhower: Working from Bed
- Jacqueline Kennedy: Upsetting the Public
- Lady Bird Johnson: Not Letting Anything Stop Her
- Barbara Bush: Taking Chances.