Jacqueline Lee “Jackie” Kennedy Onassis was the wife of President John F. Kennedy. She worked to renovate the White House and discover the history of the house. She was also present when her husband was assassinated. Jacqueline Lee “Jackie” Bouvier … Continued
Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower was wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and served as his First lady. Mamie Geneva Doud was born on November 14, 1896 in Boone, Iowa. She was the second child born to John Sheldon and Elivera … Continued
Elizabeth Virginia “Bess” Truman was the wife of President Harry S. Truman. She currently holds the record of longest-lived First Lady, at 97 years and 8 months. Elizabeth Virginia “Bess” Wallace was born on February 13, 1885 in Independence, Missouri. … Continued
Eleanor Roosevelt is one of the best known, but controversial First Ladies we’ve had. She was outspoken, independently minded and was regarded at the time of her death as “one of the most esteemed women in the world”. Anna Eleanor … Continued
Lou Henry Hoover was the wife of President Herbert Hoover and First Lady during the Great Depression. Louise “Lou” Henry was born on March 29, 1874 in Waterloo, Iwa. She was the daughter of Charles Delano and Florence Ida Weed … Continued
Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge was the wife of President Calvin Coolidge. She would become the first First Lady to have earned a four-year undergraduate degree. She worked with deaf children to help them learn to communicate. Grace Anna Goodhue was … Continued
Florence Mabel Harding was the wife of President Warren G. Harding. She destroyed many of their papers and letters before her death. Florence Mabel King was born on August 15, 1860 in Marion, Ohio. She was the oldest of three … Continued
Helen Woodrow Bones was the cousin of President Woodrow Wilson. The future president met his wife, Ellen, at the home of Helen’s father. She served as White House hostess after the death of his first wife, Ellen Axson Wilson, before … Continued
Ellen Louise Axson Wilson was the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson and mother of his children. She served as his First Lady until her death in 1914. Ellen Louise Axson was born on May 15, 1860 in Savannah, Georgia. … Continued
Helen Louise Herron “Nellie” Taft was the wife of President William Howard Taft. Helen Louis Taft was born on June 2, 1861 to Judge John Williamson and Harriet Collins Herror. She was the fourth of their eleven children and called … Continued