Questions About Presidential Wives

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1. She admonished her husband to 'remember the ladies' when the Continental Congress was considering declaring American independence. Abigail Adams Martha Jefferson Martha Washington Dolley Madison

2. She refused to serve wine or liquor in the White House. Eleanor Roosevelt Florence Harding Julia Grant Lucy Hayes

3. She saved the famous Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington when the British burned the White House. Abigail Adams Elizabeth Monroe Martha Washington Dolley Madison

4. She was the youngest First Lady. Edith Roosevelt Frances Cleveland Jacqueline Kennedy Hillary Clinton

5. Ten years after she left the White House, her son had her committed to an insane asylum. Florence Harding Rachel Jackson Lou Hoover Mary Todd Lincoln

6. She led a national campaign against drugs with the slogan 'Just say No.' Rosalyn Carter Betty Ford Nancy Reagan Barbara Bush

7. She resigned from the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) after the DAR prohibited African American singer Marian Anderson from performing in Constitution Hall. Mamie Eisenhower Lady Bird Johnson Jacqueline Kennedy Eleanor Roosevelt

8. 'Millie's Book', an account of her pet dog's life in the White House, became a best-seller. The proceeds went to her favorite cause, literacy. Barbara Bush Lou Hoover Bess Truman Betty Ford

9. She led campaigns to clean up and beautify the nation, and encouraged Congress to pass a law limiting billboards on highways. Jacqueline Kennedy Rosalynn Carter Betty Ford Lady Bird Johnson

10. She was the first First Lady to live in the White House. Elizabeth Monroe Martha Washington Abigail Adams Dolley Madison