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
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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
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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.
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.
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The East Wing demolition was 'jarring.' But a White House history buff @WHhistoryPres sees a silver lining via @dsupervilleap
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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.
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 https://t.co/6Dd7NLkXF0 via @YouTube#GeorgeWashington#A250
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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 https://t.co/blEalsNOnj
.@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. https://t.co/SjwMotOcz2
.@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
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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…”
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).
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 https://t.co/YQ4QxQyrS3