Behind Every Great Man Is an Even Greater Woman Quiz

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1. This First Lady was highly admired, and received many letters from people wanting her advice on child rearing. Unfortunately though, her time as First Lady came to a tragic end as she found herself crawling out of the back of the presidential motorcade after her husband, who was seated next to her, had been fatally shot. Who was she?

Answer: Jacqueline Kennedy

Jacqueline Kennedy was the wife of the 35th President, John F. Kennedy. Her maiden name was Jacqueline Bouvier, and was born in New York. She was one of the youngest First Ladies in U.S history, at the age of thirty-one. It has been said that she was rather uncomfortable with all of the attention that she received as First Lady, but that didn't stop her from giving interviews and being photographed.

She remarried in 1968 to a wealthy Greek man named Aristotle Onassis, and took the nickname Jackie O.

In 1994 she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and passed away later that year while surrounded by loved ones. She was 64.

2. Who was the first First Lady to have her own private office in the West Wing of the White House?

Answer: Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton is the wife of the 42nd President, William J. Clinton. Her maiden name is Hillary Rodham, and was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is a lawyer and Yale graduate. After her time as First Lady, she became a U.S Senator from New York. In 2008, she became a serious candidate for President of the United States.

She lost the Democratic party's nomination to Barack Obama, but took a position as his Secretary of State.

3. This First Lady, who is often depicted as a very tough woman, once placed a napkin in front of her husband's mouth as he had begun to vomit in front of the Japanese Prime Minister, Kiichi Miyazawa. Who was she?

Answer: Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush is the wife of the 41st President, George Herbert Walker Bush, and the mother of the 43rd President, George Walker Bush. Her maiden name is Barbara Pierce, and is distantly related to former President Franklin Pierce. She was born in Flushing, New York.

As First Lady, she dedicated her time to spreading the importance of literacy and reading to the children of America. She helped develop the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy.

4. This First Lady had occasional seizures. Whenever she began to seize during public events, her husband would place a handkerchief over her face to conceal her from the public until the seizure stopped. What was her name?

Answer: Ida Saxton McKinley

Ida Saxton McKinley was the wife of the 25th President, William McKinley. She was born in Canton, Ohio. She was refined and quite striking when she met the future president at a picnic in 1867. But before courting, Ida went to Europe, and then spent time working as a cashier at her fathers bank, a position that men usually occupied at that time. Things took a bad turn for her after her mother and two infant daughters died.

She developed epilepsy and became entirely dependent on her husband. After her husband's assassination in 1901, Ida lost all will to live.

She visited her husband's memorial every day until her death in 1907.

5. This First Lady, who also performed in films in her youth, is best known for her "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign. It has also come to light that she would consult an astrologer in the planning of her husbands schedule. Who is she?

Answer: Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan was the wife of the 40th President, Ronald Reagan. Her maiden name is Nancy Davis, and was born in New York City, but grew up in Maryland. She became a Hollywood actress in the 1940's and 50's. In 1952, she married future President Ronald Reagan, who was President of the Screen Actors Guild at the time. They appeared together in the 1957 film "Hellcats of the Navy."

6. Which First Lady saved the famous portrait of George Washington from the White House before it was ransacked and set on fire by British soldiers?

Answer: Dolley Madison

Dolley Madison was the wife of the fourth President, James Madison. She was born in a Quaker settlement in North Carolina. She was also the first woman to actually be referred to as the "First Lady." But that wasn't until her funeral. She was well known for throwing nice and fancy parties at the White House, while wearing the newest fashions from Paris.

She just loved playing the part of hostess. She was also responsible for the creation of the infamous White House Rose Garden.

7. This First Lady never got to actually be the First Lady, as she died about four months before her husband - who preferred the title of "General" rather than "President" - took the oath of office. Her death saddened the President, who had sadly experienced much pain in his life, not counting the bullets lodged in his shoulder and chest from previous incidents. Who was she?

Answer: Rachel Jackson

Rachel Jackson was the wife of the seventh President, Andrew Jackson. Jackson loved his wife very much, and would not tolerate anyone who said anything insulting about her. In 1806, a man named Charles Dickinson claimed that Andrew Jackson had cheated on a horse race bet. If that wasn't bad enough, he then insulted Rachel Jackson in the process. Andrew Jackson challenged the man to a duel, and killed him. Jackson himself was shot in the chest during this duel, and suffered chronic pain from his injury for the rest of his life.

8. This "First Lady" was not married to the President, but was actually the President's niece. She became the hostess of the White House, as the President was actually a lifelong bachelor. Which lady was this?

Answer: Harriet Lane

Harriet Lane was the niece of the 15th President, James Buchanan. She was orphaned at the age of eleven, and spent her life looking up to her favorite uncle and guardian, James Buchanan. She was only in her twenties when she took over as hostess of the White House. Taking her uncles advice, she did not rush into marriage, and eventually, at the age of 36, tied the knot with a Baltimore banker named Henry Elliott Johnston.

Heartbreak came over time as she eventually lost her uncle, two children, and husband.

She moved back to Washington and lived among friends. She acquired a large collection of mostly European art. She died in 1903. She had donated her art collection to the government, prompting the Smithsonian to call her "First Lady of the National Collection of Fine Arts." She had also dedicated a generous sum to endow a home for invalid children at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

The Harriet Lane Outpatient Clinics serve thousands of children today.

9. This first lady was, and is still, highly revered. She served as First Lady longer than any other woman. As First Lady, she traveled the world, and spoke in support of civil rights. Since the release of personal letters between this First Lady and Lorena Hickok in 1978, it has been speculated that this First Lady was actually a lesbian, if not bisexual. She died in 1962. Who was she?

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of the 32nd President, Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1945, when President Roosevelt passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage; the new Vice President Harry Truman was summoned to the White House. Upon his arrival, Eleanor was waiting for him.

She told him that the President had died. Truman then asked her, "Is there anything I can do for you?" She then responded with, "Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now."

10. This First Lady was the President's second wife. She married the President over a year after he became a widower. She later became known as "The Secret President," because of how she determined what was important enough to be brought to her husbands attention after the President had suffered a stroke that paralyzed half his body. She kept the details of his condition a secret, and strongly objected to the Vice President taking over during the President's recovery.

Answer: Edith Wilson

Edith Galt Wilson was the wife of the 28th President, Woodrow Wilson. She grew up in poor conditions with her many siblings in rural Western Virginia. She had also been previously married herself, to a jewelery store owner named Norman Galt. He died in 1908, and Edith inherited the jewelry store.

In 1914 she met the President of the United States Woodrow Wilson, while having tea with the Presidents cousin Helen, and a mutual friend Altrude Gordon. The President and Edith started exchanging letters, and three months after meeting her, President Wilson proposed marriage.

Source: Author Katachi

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