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The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
First first lady to wear trousers in an official first lady portrait. [71] First first lady with an office in the West Wing. [72] First first lady to win a Grammy Award. [73] First first lady to be subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury. [74] First first lady to run for and to win elected office (for senator from New York in 2000). [75]
Bibliography of United States presidential spouses and first ladies; First Ladies National Historic Site; Henry G. Freeman Jr. Pin Money Fund; List of first ladies of the United States; List of First Lady of the United States firsts; Office of the First Lady of the United States
In May 1929, she became the first first lady to appear in Vogue, Katherine A.S. Sibley wrote in "A Companion to First Ladies." Eleanor Roosevelt, 1933. Eleanor Roosevelt.
Betty Ford was one of the world's most visible women. A new memoir recalls how, when she went public regarding her struggles with addiction, she changed her country forever.
Yumi Hogan became the first Korean American first lady of a U.S. state and the first Asian-American first lady in the history of Maryland. [312] 2016 Hillary Clinton, first woman nominated by a major political party for president Taylor Swift became the first woman to win Album of the Year twice. [313]
America's newest first lady, Melania Trump, is perhaps the most unique president's wife to ever hold the position. The Slovenian born former model married President Trump in 2005, and later had ...
Name When Spouse of 1 David Holmes: 2 Agatha Ball Chinn Poindexter [1] 1820–1822 George Poindexter: 3 Walter Leake: 4 Betsy Stanton Chambers (second wife after Margaret Chambers Brandon) Gerard Brandon: 5 David Holmes 6 Gerard Brandon: 7 Abram M. Scott: 8 Charles Lynch: 9 Hiram Runnels: 10 Eliza Turner Quitman [2] John A. Quitman: 11 Charles ...