America's most influential first ladies
By: Carl Sferrazza Anthony.
Series: Profiles; Profiles (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Publisher: Oliver Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Political activity -- Juvenile literature; First ladies; Women -- Biography
Genres: Biography; Juvenile literature.; Biography.
Description: Examines the various contributions of eleven  first ladies including Dolley Madison, Mary Lincoln, Nellie Taft, Florence Harding, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, and Hillary Clinton.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 154) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Foreword 7; title: Introduction 9; title: Chapter 1 Dolley Madison; title: Queen of Hearts17; title: Chapter 2 Mary Lincoln; title: A Life of Strife 31; title: Chapter 3 Nellie Taft; title: A Political Lady45; title: Chapter 4 Florence Harding; title: A Busy, Businesslike First Lady 57; title: Chapter 5 Eleanor Roosevelt; title: First Lady of the World 69; title: Chapter 6 Jacqueline Kennedy; title: The Art of Being First Lady 83; title: Chapter 7 Lady Bird Johnson; title: Keeping America Beautiful 95; title: Chapter 8 Betty Ford; title: Advocate for American Women 107; title: Chapter 9 Rosalynn Carter; title: Shedding Light on Mental Health 119; title: Chapter 10 Nancy Reagan; title: First of All a W ife 131; title: Chapter 11 Hillary Clinton; title: First Lady in the Senate 143; title: Bibliography 154; title: Index155.