[DOC] [TLE] The First, First Lady  George Washington's Mount Vernon [PAR] Almost as soon as she arrived, Martha was swept up in the new duties of her ... 
felt she was (as she told her niece) more like a state prisoner than anything else.
 ... 1790 in From Gloucester to Philadelphia in 1790: Observations, Anecdotes,... [DOC] [TLE] The New Republic - Angelfire [PAR] She found being First Lady (not called that at this point), difficult. She complained 
about the loss of privacy and said she felt like a "state prisoner." At the same... [DOC] [TLE] Male: She was a person very absorbed in duty and very capable, but ... [PAR] And that she said, "I felt as though I were a very great somebody." You know, she 
.... Indeed, I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else. There are... [DOC] [TLE] Martha Washington: The First Lady - Connecticut Post [PAR] Feb 19, 2010 ... Reluctantly, in 1790 Washington agreed to become the nation's first president. ... 
any public place -- indeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than ... Rather 
than "first lady," she said she might "more properly" be called "the chief state 
prisoner ... She wrote a friend: "The General and I feel like children just... [DOC] [TLE] 30 Surprising Facts About George Washington | Penguin Press [PAR] Feb 25, 2013 ... No evidence exists that she ever visited George and Martha Washington ... 
Martha Washington was never happy as First Ladya term not yet in ... of the 
experience: I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else ... For all 
his success as president, Washington frequently felt trapped in the office. [DOC] [TLE] Martha Washington Creates the Role of First Lady | The Gilder ... [PAR] Never did he play the overbearing patriarch nor she the querulous nag. .... never 
goe to the publick placeindeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than ... 
They left New York City for good in August 1790, staying at Mount Vernon for 
three... [DOC] [TLE] Martha Washington - U.S. First Lady - Biography.com [PAR] Apr 2, 2014 ... I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else, there is ... She wed 
Colonel George Washington in 1759 and became U.S. first lady upon ... The 
Washingtons relocated to Philadelphia, which was the nation's next capital, in 
1790. ... it was noted that she often felt trapped and preferred a quieter life. [DOC] [TLE] Female: Martha Washington was George Washington's __ [PAR] she said, "I felt as though I were a very great somebody." You know, she .... 
Indeed, I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else. There are 
certain... [DOC] [TLE] 7 Facts on Martha Washington - Biography.com [PAR] Jun 2, 2016 ... Following the death of her first husband, Martha Dandridge Custis was ... It was at 
this moment that she met George Washington. ... Martha, who was hailed by 
many as "Lady Washington," even had a row ... I never go to any publick [sic] 
place,indeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything... [DOC] [TLE] Martha Washington: First Lady Of Liberty By Helen Bryan [PAR] Domain: firstladies.c-span.org File: /FirstLady/2/Martha-Washington.aspx ... [as 
first lady] she maintained her calm, cheerful, and dignified demeanor, she felt she 
was, as she told her niece, more like a state prisoner than. Domain: 
marthawashington.us File: /exhibits/show/martha-washington--a-life/the-1790s/
first_lady. [DOC] [TLE] Martha Washington - Book Clubs - Penguin Books USA [PAR] Sources of Martha's own voice are few, given that she burned the bulk of her ... 
even during the hard years of a presidency she felt was an excessive burden on 
her ... The formidable first First Lady became known as an able, intelligent 
hostess. .... I never goe to the publick placeindeed I think I am more like a state 
prisoner... [DOC] [TLE] America's First Ladies

Question: In the 1790s, this First Lady said she felt like a "state prisoner"
Answer: Martha Washington