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from C-SPAN--learn more about the interesting lives and influence of America's first ladies...a follow on to our year long TV series and book.

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C-SPAN: First Ladies @FirstLadies
30 Jul 2021
RESULTS: C-SPAN's 2021 Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership: Top 10 Presidents More information: c-span.org/presidentsurvey20…
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The series of #A250 essays developed by the @InPursuitUSA project launches today with texts about George and Martha Washington. Here is #historian Karin Wulf on the life of our first First Lady open.substack.com/pub/inpurs…
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A new First Ladies podcast from @FirstFlare— Laura Bush: Her Texas Roots, Her Global Impact with Jill Abraham Hummer buzzsprout.com/2406344/episo…

American FLOTUS - Laura Bush: Her Texas Roots, Her Global Impact...

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.@cspanSusan has been elected to the board of @FirstFlare —First Ladies Association for Research and Education—an organization that promotes greater awareness of the legacies of presidential spouses. #firstladies #Americanhistory #womenshistory flare-net.org/aws/FLARE/pt/s…
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# OTD December 14, 1799 George Washington passed away at his #MtVernon home with Martha Washington keeping vigil at his bedside. After his death, she moved from their shared bedroom to a smaller room on the mansion’s third floor.
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This portrait of never-to-be #FirstLady Rachel Donelson Jackson hangs across from Andrew Jackson’s bed at ⁦@ajhermitage⁩ and was similarly positioned in the #whitehouse wanted her face to be his first and last sight each day. #presidents #americanhistory #tennessee
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I don't know who this lady is, but yes.
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Thursday at 5:30 pm ET: @FLOTUS co-hosts #Halloween at the #WhiteHouse. live coverage on @cspan’s digital platforms.
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The National First Ladies Historic Site in Canton OH is one of just a few NPS sites devoted to women’s history. It got started in the 90s when then-Ohio US Rep Ralph Regula’s spouse Mary took on the preservation of First Ladies legacies as a cause. canva.com/design/DAG3Lo-vE9U…

National First Ladies Video

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The East Wing demolition was 'jarring.' But a White House history buff ⁦@WHhistoryPres⁩ sees a silver lining via ⁦@dsupervilleap⁩ apnews.com/article/trump-bal…

The East Wing demolition was 'jarring.' But a White House history buff sees a silver lining

Stewart McLaurin knew it was coming. But the president of the White House Historical Association says it was still “jarring” to see the entire White House East Wing torn down as part of President...

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Front door of Merrywood, the Georgian mansion on the Potomac that was the childhood home of Jackie Kennedy and later, ⁦@CBSNews⁩ anchor JohnDickerson.Tonight, it hosted supporters of the @firstladiesmuseum.
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What do we really know about Mary Ball Washington, the mother of the father of our country? @lmchervinsky interviews historian Kate Haulman to learn more youtube.com/live/lw_r4zNYFlg… via @YouTube #GeorgeWashington #A250 cc:@GWBooks
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Saga of one woman’s efforts to repatriate the body of James Monroe’s daughter, buried as a pauper in France in 1840. Eliza Monroe’s body will be interred tomorrow near her parents in Richmond’s Holly Woods Cemetery. #presidentialhistory washingtonpost.com/history/2…

Buried in France in 1840, a U.S. president’s daughter comes back home

Barbara VornDick was researching the fifth U.S. president’s daughter. It turned into a years-long odyssey that cast her into the roles of sleuth, genealogist and more.

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.@FirstLadiesARE was created to enhance awareness of the historic contributions of US #firstladies. In their 1st-ever online auction you can bid on private tours of historic homes, signed biographies, and more..and help support their educational efforts. desktop.livesourceapp.com/ho…
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.@MountVernon posts a video showcasing the letter George Washington wrote to Martha 250 years ago as he departed to take command of the Continental Army #A250 linkedin.com/posts/mountvern…

📜 Today marks 250 years since George Washington wrote this letter to Martha Washington, one of...

📜 Today marks 250 years since George Washington wrote this letter to Martha Washington, one of only three known to exist. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see it! Watch to the end to discover how...

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At the ⁦@KennebunkportME⁩ post office to buy commemorative panel of Barbara Bush stamps.
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A visit to the First Lady Barbara Bush memorial garden in @KennebunkportME
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A fascinating addition to our #FirstLadies bookshelf: 1903 edition of “Presiding Ladies of the White House,” with short bios and engravings from Martha Washington to Edith Roosevelt, noting “the individuality of each hostess has left its imprint upon the history of her time…”
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Was gifted this 1969 gem which reports on social customs —and recipes—of each White House from Washington (beefsteak and kidney pie) to Nixon (stuffed tomatoes).
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Mary Todd Lincoln is killing it on Broadway. But if you think the women who impersonate the former first lady are celebrating, you don’t know these Marys. Via ⁦@WSJ⁩ wsj.com/arts-culture/theater…

Everyone’s Celebrating a Play About Mary Todd Lincoln—Except Her Impersonators

The former first lady’s biggest fans say people don’t get her, and the Broadway hit ‘Oh, Mary!’ isn’t exactly helping the cause

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Today, ⁦@FLOTUS⁩ unveiled a stamp honoring #firstlady Barbara Bush | Video | C-SPAN.org c-span.org/program/white-hou…
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