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| American First Ladies | Watson, Robert P., ed. | 2006 | Pasadena, CA: Salem Press | |
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| American National Biography | Carnes, Mark C., and John A. Garraty, eds. | 1999 | New York: Oxford University Press | The American National Biography was originally published in 24 volumes. It is updated semi-annually. The print edition contains biographies of Americans who died before 1955. The on-line, subscription version, contains those who died after 1955. |
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| America’s First Families: An Inside View of 200 Years of Private Life in the White House | Anthony, Carl Sferrazza | 2000 | New York: Touchstone | |
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| America’s First Ladies: Ohio Library was Established in 1997 in Their Honor | Wadley, Carma | 2007 | Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) 19 February 2007 | Article celebrates the tenth anniversary of the National First Ladies Library and includes a quiz on the subject of First Ladies.
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| Amherst and Our Family Tree | Means, Anne M | 1921 | Boston: privately printed | A large book of Jane Pierce’s family history, with full and partial letters of Mrs. Pierce quoted. |
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| Celebrating Women: History, Biographies, and Museums | Byerly, Greg, and Carolyn Brodie | 2005 | Library Media Activities Monthly April 2005 | Reviews of websites containing information about the First Ladies, including the National First Ladies Library. |
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| Clement C. Jr. A Belle of the Fifties | Clay, Mrs | 1904 | New York: Doubleday, Page and Company | Reminiscences of a friend of Mrs. Pierce. |
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| Congress Clears Dollar Coin Bill | Higa, Liriel | 2005 | CQ Weekly 26 December 2005 | House of Representatives passes bill which would allow the Treasury to mint $10 coins with images of First Ladies. |
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| Dear First Lady: Letters to the White House | Young, Dwight, and Margaret Johnson, eds. | 2008 | Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society | Reproductions of letters from the Library of Congress and the National Archives to and from First Ladies, with annotations explaining the nature of the correspondence and the historical contexts within which each epistle was written.
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| Faith of the First Ladies | MacGregor, Jerry and Marie Prys | 2006 | Grand Rapids: Baker Books | |
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| First First Ladies, 1789-1865: A Study of the Wives of the Early Presidents | Whitton, Mary Ormsbee | 2008 | Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing | This is a facsimile reprint of the original 1948 edition which contains chapters on each of the early First Ladies delves into specific topics from their lives and careers in the White House. |
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| First First Ladies, 1789-1865: A Study of the Wives of the Early Presidents | Whitton, Mary Ormsbee | 1948 | New York: Hastings House | |
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| First Ladies | Schneider, Dorothy, and Carl J. Schneider | 2010 | New York: Facts On File | Updated edition. |
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| The First Ladies | Klapthor, Margaret Brown | 1989 | Washington, D.C.: White House Historical Association | |
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| The First Ladies | Barzman, Sol | 1970 | New York: Cowles | |
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| First Ladies | Caroli, Betty Boyd | 1987 | New York: Oxford University Press | |
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| First Ladies | Pastan, Amy | 2009 | New York: DK | Suitable for elementary and junior high school students, this heavily illustrated book appears in the "Eyewitness" series. |
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| First Ladies: A Biographical Dictionary | Schneider, Dorothy, and Carl Schneider | 2010 | New York: Facts On File | Third edition of the guide to the lives of the First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama. |
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| First Ladies: From Martha Washington to Barbara Bush | DeCesare, Linda | 1990 | New York: Random House | |
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| First Ladies: From Martha Washington to Michelle Obama | Caroli, Betty Boyd | 2009 | New York: Oxford University Press | Updated, fourth edition of Caroli's classic analysis of the successes, failings, and personalities of the 41 women who served as first ladies. The book will be released in paperback in 2010. |
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| The First Ladies: Martha Washington to Hillary Clinton | Seward, James, and Lynda DeCesare | 1992 | Baltimore: Ottenheimer Publications | |
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| First Ladies: The Saga of the Presidents’ Wives and Their Power, 1789-1961, Vol. 1 | Anthony, Carl Sferrazza | 1990 | New York: Morrow | |
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| First Ladies: Who Needs Them | McGowan, Barbara | 2000 | USA Today 11 April | Mentions Sarah Polk’s perception of herself as a full partner in her husband’s presidency. |
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| First Ladies: Women Who Called the White House Home | Gormley, Beatrice | 1997 | New York: Scholastic | |
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| First Ladies: A Biographical Dictionary | Schneider, Dorothy, and Carl J. Schneider | 2001 | New York: Checkmark Books | |
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| First Ladies: A Profile of America's First Ladies; Michelle Obama to Martha Washington | Vander Pol, Stacie, ed. | 2009 | Seattle, WA: Pacific Publishing Studio | Profiles of each First Lady; themes include sacrifices made and benefits gained. |
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| First Ladies and the Press: Looking Ahead | Beasley, Maurine H. | 2006 | Media Report to Women Winter 2006 | Details how First Ladies have been represented by the media. |
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| The First Ladies Fact Book: The Stories of the Women of the White House from Martha Washington to Laura Bush | Harris, Bill | 2005 | New York: Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers | |
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| A First Ladies’ Man | Hallett, Vicky | 2005 | U. S. News and World Report 1 August 2005 | Interview with Cormac O’Brien, author of The Secret Lives of the First Ladies. |
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| First Ladies of the United States: A Biographical Dictionary | Watson, Robert P. | 2001 | Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers | |
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