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Tag Archives: First Lady History
The Death of FLOTUS Caroline Harrison
The election of 1892 was another Presidential rematch. The Rematch Election Sitting Republican President Benjamin Harrison was poised to seek a second term – against Democratic ex-President Grover Cleveland, who held the position from 1885-9. Grover Cleveland was generally well … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Benjamin Harrison, Caroline Harrison, Caroline Harrison and the DAR, Caroline Scott Harrison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Caroline Harrison, First Lady History, Grover Cleveland, history, President Benjamin Harrison, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, The election of 1888, The election of 1892, The health of Caroline Harrison, US history, White House history
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Frances Cleveland: The Wedding Gown
Grover Cleveland came to the White House with a secret. Grover Cleveland’s Secret At 49 years old, Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) was a lifelong bachelor. Nearly 300-pounds on his 5’9” frame, he was the heaviest President up to that time … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Frances Folsom, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, Grover Cleveland's secret engagement, history, President Grover Cleveland, Presidential history, Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, US history, White House history, White House wedding
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Grace Coolidge at the Confluence
No one could have been more surprised by the 1920 Republican convention than Grace Goodhue Coolidge. The Beginning of Fame The nomination of Warren G. Harding was a surprise to the country. Choosing a Vice Presidential candidate was an afterthought. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Florence Harding, First Lady History, Grace Cooliodge in the Political Arena, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, John Coolidge, President Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, the early years of Grace Coolidge, The popularity of Grace Coolidge, US history, Vice President Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, White House history
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William Howard Taft: Illness in The Philippines
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
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William Howard Taft, William McKinley
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Governor Taft of the Philippines, Helen Herron Taft, history, Judge William Howard Taft, Nellie Taft, President William McKinley, Presidential history, The US acquires The Philippines, unrest in the Philippines in 1900, US history, William Howard Taft, William Howard Taft abcess, William Howard Taft health history
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Lucy Hayes and the WCTU Portrait
First Lady Lucy Hayes was considered the embodiment of the “New Woman.” But was she? Lucy Hayes: The Old Fashioned Girl Lucy Ware Webb (1831-79) was Ohio born, and half-orphaned by the time she was two. Her mother, Maria Webb, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Rutherford Hayes
Tagged American history, Artist Daniel Huntington, Cincinnati Wesleyan Female College, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Lucy Hayes, history, Lucy Hayes, Lucy Webb Hayes, Mary Clemmer Ames, Portrait artist Daniel Huntington, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidential history, Rutherford B. Hayes, The First Ladies, The WCTU, US history, Washington Journalist Mary Clemmer Ames, White House history, Women's Christian Temperance Union
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Florence Harding: The Lost Decade
Florence Harding was a woman with deep secrets. Florence Kling: Lonely, Angry Girl Florence Kling (1860-1924) was born to Amos Kling, a middle-class businessman in Marion, Ohio, just as the Civil War was getting underway. She was eldest, with two … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged American history, Amos Kling, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Florence Harding, Florence Harding's divorce, Florence Harding's first husband, Florence Harding's son, Florence Kling, Florence Kling DeWolfe, Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, Henry "Pete" DeWolfe, history, Louisa Bolton Kling, Marshall Eugene DeWolfe, Newspaper publisher Warren Harding, Presidential history, Warren Harding, White House history
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Edith Wilson and the Lalique Brooch
Edith Bolling Galt was the widow of a prestigious Washington jeweler. The Jeweler’s Wife Edith Bolling was born in 1872. Her father was a well respected Virginia judge, somewhat down on his fortunes following the Civil War. Edith was also … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Edity Wilson, First Lady History, French designer Rene Lalique, French jeweler Rene Lalique, Galt's Jewelry, history, Louis Comfort TIffany, Norman Galt, painter Seymour M. Stone, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Rene Lalique, the Lalique Peace brooch, The Peace Talks after the Great War, The Second Mrs. Wilson, US history, White House history, Wilson and the Great War, Wilson and the Peace Talks, Woodrow Wilson House
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Will and Nellie Taft: A Modern Marriage, Part 1
William Howard Taft and Helen (from-birth Nellie) Herron were born and raised Victorians – but they had a very modern marriage. The Early Years Both William Howard Taft (1857-1930) and Helen Herron (1861-1943) were pedigreed Cincinnatians. He was the son … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Helen Herron Taft, First Lady History, First Lady Nellie Taft, Helen Herron Taft, Helen Taft and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, history, Judge William Howard Taft, Neillie Taft, P:resident William Howard Taft, President Benjamin Harrison, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidential history, The Taft farmily of Cincinnati, US history, White House history, William Howard Tft
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Sarah Polk: Gas Lighting
Sarah Childress Polk was FLOTUS in the mid-1840s – a time of major technical and industrial advances. Technology, Circa 1840s When James and Sarah Polk were in the White House (1845-49), the country had grown enormously. Between 1830 and 1840, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, early Washington DC history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Sarah Polk, history, James K. Polk, James Knox Polk, President James Knox Polk, Presidential history, Sarah Polk, The Monroe candelabra, US history, White House history
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Lucretia Garfield: The Rough Road to a Happy Marriage
When the Garfields became First Couple in 1880, they had a solid and happy marriage, but… …A Long Time A-Comin’ When James Garfield and Lucretia Rudolph married in 1858, they were both twenty-seven – and had been engaged for five … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Garfield, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Lucretia Garfield, history, James Garfield, Kate Chase, Lincoln's Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase, Lucretia Garfield, Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, President James A. Garfield, President James Garfield, Presidential history, The education of James Garfield, The family of James Garfield, US history, White House history
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