Bibliograph

The Smithsonian book of the First Ladies, their lives, times, and issues, Edith P. Mayo, general editor ; foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Type

Label

The Smithsonian book of the First Ladies, their lives, times, and issues, Edith P. Mayo, general editor ; foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-290) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Smithsonian book of the First Ladies

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

18659330027870

Responsibility statement

Edith P. Mayo, general editor ; foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Sub title

their lives, times, and issues

Summary

Lavish presentation describes the lives and eras of the first ladies from Martha Washington through Hillary Rodman Clinton (who wrote the forward). Essays about the issues that were current for these women are in the collection. Biographical sketches give a wonderful insight into each woman's personality. Gives another perspective on the presidency

Table Of Contents

Martha Washington -- Abigail Adams -- Martha Jefferson -- Dolley Madison -- Elizabeth Monroe -- Louisa Adams -- Rachel Jackson -- Hannah Van Buren -- Anna Harrison -- Letitia Tyler -- Julia Tyler -- Sarah Polk -- Margaret Taylor -- Abigail Fillmore -- Jane Pierce -- Harriet Lane -- Mary Lincoln -- Eliza Johnson -- Julia Grant -- Lucy Hayes -- Lucretia Garfield -- Ellen Arthur -- Frances Cleveland -- Caroline Harrison -- Ida McKinley -- Edith Roosevelt -- Helen Taft -- Ellen Wilson -- Edith Wilson -- Florence Harding -- Grace Coolidge -- Lou Hoover -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Bess Truman -- Mamie Eisenhower -- Jacqueline Kennedy -- Lady Bird Johnson -- Pat Nixon -- Betty Ford -- Rosalynn Carter -- Nancy Reagan -- Barbara Bush -- Hilary Rodham Clinton

Target audience

juvenile

Classification