Tag Archives: American First Ladies

Dolley Madison’s Wednesday Squeezes

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

It did not start out to be a major event – but it became the benchmark of Washington society for nearly two decades. Washington 1801: Martha Washington and Abigail Adams, were both in their late fifties when they became First … Continue reading →

Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison | Tagged Abigail Adams, American First Ladies, American history, Catherine Allgor, Dolley Madison, Entertaining at the White House, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, Historian Catherine Allgor, history, James Madison, MArtha Washington, Mrs. Madison, President James Madison, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, Secretary of State James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, White House history | 4 Comments

Moving Mamie Eisenhower

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Mamie Doud was only nineteen when she married recent West Point graduate Lt. Dwight Eisenhower. Young Army Bride Mamie’s parents, John and Elivera Doud were not happy about their daughter’s marriage. They adored Dwight David Eisenhower, and would consider … Continue reading →

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The Stewardship of the Second Mrs. Wilson

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Feather Schwartz Foster

“Steward” was the word that Edith Bolling Wilson used to describe herself during the last 18-months of Woodrow Wilson’s presidency, when he suffered a crippling stroke. Edith Bolling Wilson: A Conspiracy Theory? Modern historians, freed by the distance of a … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: American First Ladies

Dolley Madison’s Wednesday Squeezes

Moving Mamie Eisenhower

The Stewardship of the Second Mrs. Wilson

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