Category Archives: Millard Fillmore

1861: A Year of Six Presidents

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration in 1861 set many precedents. Presidential Precedents. Abraham Lincoln was a President of many firsts: The first POTUS born west of the Appalachian Mountains (KY); the elected first from Illinois; the first elected by popular plurality in … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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