A Companion to First Ladies

A Companion to First Ladies

Sibley, Katherine A.S.

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This volume explores more than two centuries of literature on the First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, providing the first historiographical overview of these important women in U.S. history. Underlines the growing scholarly appreciation of the First Ladies and the evolution of the position since the 18th century Explores the impact of these women not only on White House responsibilities, but on elections, presidential policies, social causes, and in shaping their husbands legacies Brings the First Ladies into crisp historiographical focus, assessing how these women and their contributions have been perceived both in popular literature and scholarly debate Provides concise biographical treatments for each First Lady INDICE: Acknowledgments .IntroductionKatherine A. S. Sibley1.  Martha WashingtonRobert P. Watson .2.  Abigail Adams: The Life and the BiographersMargaret A. Hogan .3.  Martha Jefferson Randolph, First DaughterBilly Wayson .4.  James and Dolley Madison and The Quest for UnityCatherine Allgor .5.  Elizabeth MonroeFinn Pollard .6.  A Monarch in a Republic: Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams and Court Culture in Early Washington CityCatherine Allgor, Margery M. Heffron, and Amanda Mathews Norton .7.  Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson: A Reluctant First LadyChristina Mune .8.  Angelica Singleton Van Buren, First Lady for a WidowerJohn F. Marszalek .9.  The Ladies of Tippecanoe, And Tyler TooChristopher J. Leahy and Sharon Williams Leahy .10. Sarah Polk: Ideas of Her OwnValerie Palmer–Mehta .11. Margaret Taylor, Abigail Fillmore, and Jane Pierce: Three Antebellum Presidents LadiesElizabeth Lorelei Thacker–Estrada .12. Harriet Rebecca Lane JohnstonThomas J. Balcerski .13. Mary Todd LincolnWilliam D. Pederson .14. Eliza McCardle Johnson and Julia Dent GrantPamela K. Sanfilippo .15. Lucy Webb Hayes, Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, and Mary Arthur McElroyBenjamin T. Arrington .16. Rose Cleveland, Frances Cleveland, Caroline Harrison, Mary McKeeMerry Ellen Scofield .17. Ida McKinley: A Life of ContrastsLouie P. Gallo .18. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt: The Victorian Modern First LadyCatherine Forslund .19. Helen Herron Taft: The Forgotten Impact of a Memorable First LadyRafaele Fierro .20. Ellen Axson WilsonLisa M. Burns .21. Edith Wilson: The First Lady in ChargeBarbara Klaczynska .22. Florence Kling Harding: Celebrity and ActivistKatherine A. S. Sibley .23. Grace Coolidge Teri Finneman .24. The Historiography of Lou Henry HooverNancy Beck Young .25. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt:  Her Life Before and During the White House YearsMaurine H. Beasley .26. Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the WorldMaurine H. Beasley .27. Elizabeth Virginia Bess Wallace TrumanMichael J. Devine .28. Over–rated Pleasures and Under–rated Treasures: Mamie Eisenhower, A Bridge Between First Ladies ArchetypesAnthony Rama Maravillas .29. Jacqueline KennedyKatherine Jellison .30. Lady Bird JohnsonLisa M. Burns .31. Pat Nixon: An Unlikely First LadyMary C. Brennan .32. Betty Ford: When Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary Myra Gutin .33. Eleanor Rosalynn Smith CarterKristin L. Ahlberg .34. Nancy ReaganJason Roberts .35. Barbara Pierce Bush: Choosing a Complete Life, Part I:1925–1988Diana B. Carlin .36. Barbara Pierce Bush: Choosing a Complete Life, Part II: 1988–2015Diana B. Carlin .37. Hillary Rodham ClintonJanette Kenner Muir .38. Laura Welch Bush: Strength and Serenity in Turbulent TimesAnita McBride .39. First Lady Michelle Obama: The American Dream Endures, Part INancy Kegan Smith and Diana B. Carlin .40. First Lady Michelle Obama: The American Dream Endures, Part IINancy Kegan Smith and Diana B. Carlin .Index

  • ISBN: 978-1-118-73222-9
  • Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 704
  • Fecha Publicación: 12/04/2016
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés