Tag Archives: First Lady History

Grace Coolidge: The Red Portrait

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Feather Foster

Ever since FLOTUS Lucy Hayes, it has become a tradition for the sitting First Lady to have a formal portrait painted. The Delightful Mrs. Coolidge Grace Goodhue Coolidge (1879-1957) was one of the most personable First Ladies to ever … Continue reading →

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Bess Truman and The Airplane

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Feather Foster

Few First Ladies were as reluctant as Bess Truman. Bess: The Reluctant Everything Bess Wallace (1885-1982) was considered outgoing and personable all the way through high school. She was a good student, an excellent athlete (a rarity at the turn … Continue reading →

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The Private Sorrow of Eliza McCardle Johnson

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Feather Foster

First Lady Eliza McCardle Johnson. Quick Bio on Eliza Eliza McCardle (1810-1876) was Tennessee-born and an only child. While most of the American First Ladies were middle-class gentry, if not out-and-out well-to-do, Eliza was likely the poorest of the … Continue reading →

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Martha Washington’s Agony: Patsy Custis

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Feather Foster

When Martha Dandridge Custis married George Washington, she had two little children, ages four and two. George Washington, Stepfather Martha Dandridge had married Daniel Custis when she was eighteen. Eight years later, he died, leaving his widow with a vast … Continue reading →

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Dolley Madison’s Son Payne Todd: The Final Blow

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Feather Foster

Dolley Madison’s son, Payne Todd, had always been a disappointment. Payne Todd in Brief Dolley Madison (1768-1849) had been married to John Todd, a Quaker lawyer, for three years. Then he died, leaving her with a two-year-old son. When she … Continue reading →

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Nellie Taft Writes Her Memoirs

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Feather Foster

This is a sad story with a delayed happier ending. Nellie: Discovering the Ambition Helen (Nellie) Herron (1861-1943) was smart as a whip, and as ambitious as Caesar. She had the ambition to want things, and the ambition to work … Continue reading →

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President and Mrs. Hoover at Rapidan Camp

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Feather Foster

Both Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover loved the great outdoors. The Outdoorsy Hoovers In the 1880s, when both Herbert and Lou Hoover were children transplanted to Oregon and California respectively, the Wild West was still “wild.” “Bert,” as he was … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: First Lady History

Grace Coolidge: The Red Portrait

Bess Truman and The Airplane

The Private Sorrow of Eliza McCardle Johnson

Martha Washington’s Agony: Patsy Custis

Dolley Madison’s Son Payne Todd: The Final Blow

Nellie Taft Writes Her Memoirs

President and Mrs. Hoover at Rapidan Camp

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