first ladies

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first ladies

Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady of the world

1985
A biography emphasizing the early years of Eleanor Roosevelt, who had enormous political influence and won love and respect as America's first lady.

Miss Lady Bird's wildflowers

how a First Lady changed America
2005
A biography of Lady Bird Johnson who, as the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, reminded citizens about the importance of conserving natural resources and promoted the beautification of cities and highways by planting wildflowers.

Hillary Rodham Clinton

1999
Describes the life of the First Lady of the United States from her youth to her current career.

Edith Wilson

the woman who ran the United States
1993
A biography of the First Lady who gave vital support to her husband, President Woodrow Wilson, and to the nation during and after World War I.

Abigail Adams

girl of colonial days
1992
A biographical look at the childhood of Abigail Adams, a parson's daughter who became the wife of our second president.

Bill & Hillary

working together in the White House
1994
Looks at the lives of Bill and Hillary Clinton from birth to their becoming the President and First Lady of the United States.

Dolley Madison

2002
A biography of the popular and dynamic wife of our fourth President, James Madison.

Dolley Madison

beloved first lady (1768-1849)
1987
A biography of the First Lady who, among her other achievements, managed to save many state papers and a portrait of George Washington from the invading British who burned the White House in 1814.

Dolley Madison

First Lady of the land
1974
A biography of the First Lady noted for the graciousness and unprecedented elegance she brought to early nineteenth-century Washington.

Eleanor, quiet no more

the life of Eleanor Roosevelt
2009
A biographical tribute to the upbringing and career of Eleanor Roosevelt, who taught children in poor neighborhoods in New York City and worked as an ambassador, activist, and champion of civil rights.

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