Category Archives: Millard Fillmore

Abigail Fillmore and the White House Library

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Abigail Fillmore is one of those early First Ladies who has faded into oblivion. She needs to be re-explored. Miss Powers, Teacher Abigail Powers (1798-1852) was only two when her father died. She later claimed to have inherited two important … Continue reading →

Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Millard Fillmore | Tagged Abigail Powers Fillmore, American history, creating White House Library, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Abigail Fillmore, General Zachary Taylor, history, President Fillmore, President Millard Fillmore, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history, White House library, Zachary Taylor | 2 Comments

First Ladies of Indisposition

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Between 1849 and 1857, the three First Ladies of the United States were, in their individual ways, indisposed in the true meaning of the word: they did not have the disposition to perform the highly visible social duties that were … Continue reading →

Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin Pierce, Millard Fillmore, Zachary Taylor | Tagged Abigail Fillmore, American history, Bennie Pierce, Bennie Pierce death, Betty Blair, creating White House Library, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, Franklin Pierce, history, Jane Pierce, Jane Pierce tragedy, Margaret Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Presidential wives, US history, White House history, White House library, Zachary Taylor | 1 Comment

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