Articles about First Ladies

Below are informative responses and subsequent articles that Carl Sferrazza Anthony, the historian for the National First Ladies' Library, has written in answer to various questions received from you!  Each article stems from a request for information about a particular topic concerning First Ladies from the general public and the media.  The original questions are not included.

First Ladies' Role First Ladies and Politics Michelle Obama as First Lady Press Briefings and First Ladies The Role of First Lady and Origin of the Title "First Lady" Transitions: A brief history of tours of the White House given by the presiding First Lady to the First Lady-elect	First Ladies and Fashion Edith Wilson, Clothing & Public Appearances Fashions of the First Ladies First Ladies and Sleeveless Dresses First Ladies and Jewelry First Ladies and Style Inaugural Gowns Julia Tyler's Gold Pen Necklace
First Ladies and Family "First Family" and origin of expression First Ladies and Mothers-in-law President-elect children at inaugurations Presidential children and descendants Saxton Family Papers	The White House A History of the Staff to First Ladies, Part 2 The East Wing: A History of the Staff to First Ladies First Ladies and Pensions First Ladies and Political Conventions First Ladies Mentioned in Opening Remarks Florence Harding and Social Events at the White House Hostesses of the White House Social Secretary Belle Hagner First Ladies and Easter Roll on White House Lawn
Advocates of Social Causes First Ladies and Public Projects, Martha Washington to Mamie Eisenhower Mary Todd Lincoln and Slavery The Women's Christian Temperance Union and the two wives of Woodrow Wilson	Personal Interests First Ladies and Baseball First Ladies' Favorite Beverages First Ladies and College Degrees First Ladies' Favorite Flowers First Ladies and Photography First Ladies with Regard to Publishing and/or Writing Books
First Ladies as Ambassadors First Ladies with International Interests Foreign Trips of Incumbent First Ladies Jacqueline Kennedy and Foreign Policy Laura Bush and Foreign Policy	Miscellaneous Articles Florence Harding and voice recordings

 

 

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