Title: American first ladies : their lives and their legacy /
Authors: Gould, Lewis L.
Publisher: Garland Pub.,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Presidents' spouses United States
Abstract: Examines the lives, contributions, and accomplishments of American first ladies and discusses specific ways in which they influenced history.
Contents: The first lady as symbol and institution -- Martha (Dandridge Custis) Washington (1731-1802) : first lady, 1789-1797 / Patricia Brady -- Abigail (Smith) Adams (1744-1818) : first lady, 1797-1801 / Phyllis Lee Levin -- Dolley (Payne Todd) Madison (1768-1849) : first lady, 1809-1817 / Holly Cowan Shulman -- Elizabeth (Kortright) Monroe (1768-1830) : first lady, 1817-1825 / Julie K. Fix -- Louisa (Catherine Johnson) Adams (1775-1852) : first lady, 1825-1829 / Lynn Hudson Parsons -- Anna (Tuthill Symmes) Harrison (1775-1864) : first lady, March 4-April 4, 1841 / Nancy Beck Young -- Letitia (Christian) Tyler (1790-1842) : first lady, 1841-1842 ; Julia (Gardiner) Tyler (1820-1889) : first lady, 1844-1845 / Melba Porter Hay -- Sarah (Childress) Polk (1803-1891) : first lady, 1845-1849 / Jayne Crumpler DeFiore -- Margaret (Mackall Smith) Taylor (1788-1852) : first lady, 1849-1850 / Thomas H. Appleton, Jr. --^