Encyclopedia of first ladies

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Mamie Doud Eisenhower, 1896-1979

2000
A biography of the wife of the thirty-fourth president of the United States, an excellent White House hostess and a popular First Lady who did not involve herself in politics.

Frances Folsom Cleveland, 1864-1947

1998
Presents a biography of the woman whose husband served as both twenty-second and twenty-fourth president of the United States.

Barbara Pierce Bush, 1925-

1999
A biography of the down-to-earth wife of the forty-first president, describing her childhood, marriage, family life, political activities, and volunteer work for such causes as literacy and AIDS.

Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 1775-1852

1998
A biography of the wife of the sixth president of the United States, discussing her childhood, marriage, and social activities at the White House.

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, 1929-1994

1998
Presents a biography of the wife of the thirty-fifth president of the United States, an elegant and fashionable First Lady who helped Washington become the social and cultural center of the country.

Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, 1731-1802

2000
A biography of the wife of the first president of the United States, a woman who did not relish her role, but who entertained her guests both warmly and formally.

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 1861-1948

1999
Describes the childhood, family life, and marriage of the woman who became the second Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and eventually First Lady when he was elected the twenty-sixth president of the United States.

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1947-

1998
A biography of the wife of the forty-second president of the United States, discussing her youth, marriage, and work on health care and the welfare and education of children.

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