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 U.S. First Ladies
| Which President's Lady was a widow with one child when she married a future President, who was 17 years her senior? | U.S. Presidential Ladies
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Dolley Payne Todd Madison. Dolley Payne had previously married John Todd, Jr. in 1790. Three years later he died of yellow fever, leaving his wife with one child. James Madison married Dolley Payne Todd in September 1794.
Martha Mann Randolph. When Thomas Jefferson took office in 1801 he had been a widower for 19 years. His adult daughter had married Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr. She served as his Lady in the White House intermittently in 1802-1803 and again in 1805-1806. Occasionally, Jefferson asked Dolley Madison to assist him with social functions in the White House.
| Which President's Lady died of Bright's Disease (a kidney disease)about 7 months after her husband was sworn in as President of the U.S.? | U.S. Presidential Ladies
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Ellen Louis Axon Wilson. Mrs. Ellen Louis Axon Wilson died of Bright's Disease on August 6, 1914, about 7 months after the inaurguration of President Woodrow Wilson.
| Which President's Lady abstained from alcoholic beverages, banned the serving of alcoholic drinks at the White House and earned the nickname "Lemonade Lucy"? | U.S. Presidential Ladies
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Lucy Ware Webb Hayes. Sarah Polk also refused to tolerate alcohol at the White House and was most meticulous about Sunday observance.
| Which President's Lady suffered a severe disabling stroke two months after her husband's Presidential {inauguration;} but within a year she was able to resume full functions as First Lady of the White House? | U.S. Presidential Ladies
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Helen Herron Taft. Two months after the Presidential inauguration of William H. Taft, his wife suffered a severe stroke. However, within a year she had made a remarkable recovery and was fully involved with the duties of First Lady.
| Which President's Lady was initially married at 18 years of age, became a widow with two infants at age 26 and two years later married a future U. S. President? | U.S. Presidential Ladies
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Martha Dandridge Custis. Martha Dandridge married Daniel Park Custis when she was age 18. She had four children, two died and the othet two were still infants when she became a widow at age 26 years. Two years later she married Geore Washington.
Mrs. John E. McElroy. Chester Alan Arthur's wife, Ellen Lewis Arthur, died before he became President. He refused to give anyone the full duties as his Lady in the White House. His married sister, Mrs. John E. McElroy, assumed limited social duties in the White House during his Presidency.
Grace Anne Goodhue Coolidge. The Gold Medal awarded to Mrs. Calvin Coolidge by the National Institute of Social Sciences was in recognition of 'Her Fine Personal Influence Exerted as First Lady of the Land'.
| Which President's Lady helped to raise funds for John Hopkins University on the condition that women would be granted admission to their Medical School? | U.S. Presidential Ladies
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Caroline Lavina Scott Harrison. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison was very active in charitable causes, especially involving women, and she helped to raise funds for John Hopkins University to encourage the admission of women to their Medical School.
| Which President's Lady paid for the reproduction of James Madison's furniture for a sitting room and also paid to retore the Lincoln Study for her husband's private use? | U.S. Presidential Ladies
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Lou Henry Hoover. Mrs. Herbert Hoover used her own personal funds for the reproduction of Madison's furniture and to restore the Lincoln Study. The Hoovers used their own private funds for the entertainment of personal guests in the White House during this country's Great Depression.
| Which first lady fled the White House with Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington under one arm and a copy of Jefferson's Declaration of Independence in her other hand? | Interesting Facts About First Ladies
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Mary Todd Lincoln. In her first year as first lady she spent more than that allocated for four years. Her husband paid the rest out of his own pocket.
| Even though he was considered a very frugal one this presidents favorite hobby was buying expensive clothes for his beautiful wife. He forbid her to wear casual clothes. Who was that first lady? | Interesting Facts About First Ladies
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| Which first lady was called 'An American Jezebel', 'a covered adultress', and 'a profligate woman' because the man who she was previously married to had delayed signing the divorce? | Interesting Facts About First Ladies
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| Which first lady , who was a dancer in her youth, was also honest enough to reveal that she had cancer and later confessed to dependency on drugs and alcohol and had a rehabilitation center named for her? | Interesting Facts About First Ladies
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| She had a Quaker background but loved to dress in fancy clothes, never went anywhere without her snuff box, and was known as a charming hostess. Many said without her, her husband would have been a one term president. Who was she? | Interesting Facts About First Ladies
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| Helen Thomas, well known White House reporter, said of her she was 'the warmest first lady I covered and the one who loved the people the most'? | Interesting Facts About First Ladies
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| She was a divorced woman, deserted by her playboy husband, when she married her 25 year old husband. Her husband became a senator and she enjoyed the social life that position provided. She was sixty when her husband was elected president. Tactless and overbearing she has been caled 'The worst first lady '. Who was she? | Interesting Facts About First Ladies
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| When she became first lady she brought 6 children and a menagerie of pets ranging from ponies to rats. She oversaw a complete renovation of the White House. She entertained with elegence and good taste. Her guests included artists and classical musicians of the day. Who was she? | Interesting Facts About First Ladies
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| She and her husband gave thousands of dollars of their own money to the poor people who wrote telling of their poverty. She personally served coffee and sandwiches to veterans who marched in Washington. Who was she? | Interesting Facts About First Ladies
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| She made no effort to change her image, she was her own person. She was a mother of 5 and a grandmother to 10. She had a somewhat sharp tongue and was asked by her husband not to ridicule him in public. Yet she was the women who focused on issues related to children. She was admired by all who knew her. Who was she? | Interesting Facts About First Ladies
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John Tyler and Woodrow WIlson. There were six that had two wifes but only two that had them while they were president.
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