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Helen Louise "Nellie" Taft (née Herron; June 2, 1861 – May 22, 1943) was the First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913 as the wife of President William Howard Taft. Born to a politically well-connected Ohio family, she took an early interest in political life, deciding at the age of 17 that she wished to become first lady.
Recollections of Full Years is a 1914 memoir by Helen Taft, a First Lady of the United States and wife of William Howard Taft. The memoirs were the first to be published by a first lady. The book serves as "the most important source of information" about Helen Taft. [1] [2]
The 2024 Harding Symposium July 19-20 will feature four descendants of former first ladies Helen "Nellie" Taft, Edith Wilson and Florence Harding. Descendants panel sharing stories about first ...
Texas has a strong ranching tradition which has had significant influence on American cowboy culture, particularly in rodeo. Texas has made a strong mark on national and international pop culture. The entire state is strongly associated with the image of the cowboy shown in westerns and in country western music.
Lydia Taft (1712–1778) – first woman known to legally vote in colonial America; Minnetta Theodora Taylor (1860–1911) – wrote the lyrics to the National Suffrage Anthem; Mary Church Terrell (1863–1954) – African-American educator, journalist, and co-founder of the National Association of Colored Women's League
Helen and William Howard Taft married in 1886, and he described his wife as a "self-contained, independent, and of unusual application," calling her a "treasure." Woodrow and Edith Wilson: 2 ...
This was complicated by the attempts of Taft's wife, Helen Herron Taft, to exert her own influence on the White House. [158] Edith and Helen had developed a rivalry over the years, both distrusting each other and the other's husband. [159] This contributed to a similar animosity between Theodore and William in the following years. [160]
For the first time in inauguration history, the incoming First Lady (in this case Helen Herron Taft) joined her husband in leading the parade from the Capitol to the White House. Probably during the parade, the choral march "Our Country" by Arthur Whiting was played. [3] An inaugural ball that evening was held at the Pension Building.