1 online resource (xxii, 437 pages, 34 unnumbered pages of plates) :

Betty Boyd Caroli's engrossing and informative First Ladies is both a captivating read and an essential resource for anyone interested in the role of America's First Ladies. This expanded and updated fourth edition includes Laura Bush's tenure, Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential bid, and an in-depth look at Michelle Obama, one of the most charismatic and appealing First Ladies in recent history. Covering all forty-one women from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama and including the daughters, daughters-in-law, and sisters of presidents who sometimes served as First Ladies, Caroli explores eac

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction; 1. Setting Precedents: The First Presidents' Wives (1789-1829); 2. Young Substitutes for First Ladies (1829-1869); 3. Three Exceptions: Sarah Childress Polk, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Julia Dent Grant; 4. The Limited Promise of the "New Woman" (1877-1901); Photographs; 5. The Office of First Lady: A Twentieth-Century Development; 6. The Paradoxical 1920s; 7. Breaking Precedents and Reaffirming Old Ones (1933-1961); 8. The Turbulent Sixties; 9. New Dimensions to the Job of First Lady (1974-1993); 10. A New Generation in the White House (1993-2008); 11. Turning Points

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