American First Ladies
Subtitle: Their Lives and Their Legacy (Special - Reference)
Publisher: Garland Publishing
Published: March 1996
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 700
ISBN-13: 9780815314790
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; Biography: historical; Biography: political; Political structure & processes; Reference works; Women's studies; History; Reference; U.S. President; Women In The U.S.; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; USA; HIS036000; HIS; Historical - U.S.; Political; United States - General; Presidents' spouses; United States
First sentence: Martha Washington was the "worthy partner," as her obituary phrased it, of the nation's first president.
Description: Examines the lives, contributions, and accomplishments of American first ladies and discusses specific ways in which they influenced history.