first ladies

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Martha Washington

1993
A biography of America's first first lady.

Eleanor Roosevelt

2011
A brief, photo-illustrated exploration of the life of Eleanor Roosevelt that discusses her childhood, family, marriage to Franklin, role as the First Lady, and other related topics.

Martha Washington

2011
Tells the life story of Martha Washington in simple text and photographs.

Hillary Rodham Clinton

2008
A brief biography of former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton that profiles her childhood, education, and events that led her to the White House.

Laura Bush

2008
A brief biography of First Lady Laura Bush that profiles her childhood, education and dedication to literacy, and the event that led her to the White House.

Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, 1872-1961

1998
Presents a biography of the wife of the twenty-eighth president of the United States, a woman who helped her husband manage the affairs of his office after he suffered a stroke.

Bess Wallace Truman, 1885-1982

1998
Presents a biography of the wife of the thirty-third president of the United States, a woman who preferred the privacy of family life to the public role of First Lady.

Helen Herron Taft, 1861-1943

2000
A biography of the wife of the twenty-seventh president of the United States, an ambitious woman who was responsible for planting the famous cherry trees around the Tidal Basin.

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962

1999
A biography of the wife of the thirty-second president, who was the first to have a public life and career of her own and who was devoted to helping others and working for peace.

Sarah Childress Polk, 1803-1891

1998
A biography of the First Lady who served as personal secretary to her husband, the eleventh president of the United States, and who was thereby involved in the daily workings of his administration.

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