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62) Dolley Madison
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Dolley Madison had a strong will and unique personality that made her one of the most memorable First Ladies. From hosting parties for Washington D.C.'s social and political elite to saving a portrait of George Washington before the British burned down the White House in the War of 1812, Dolley did it all!"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Abigail Adams was a strong woman far ahead of her time. She urged her husband, President John Adams, to 'remember the ladies' and despite having no formal education herself, she later advocated for equal education in public schools for both boys and girls. She was also the first First Lady to live in the White House! This biography tells the story of Abigail Adams and her role in America's Revolutionary War period"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, the woman who served as First Lady for the longest time, and who was the first president's wife to speak out about important issues of the day, by writing newspapers articles and books, giving radio interviews and speeches, and teaching classes.
67) Hillary Clinton
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Hillary Clinton has accumulated a lifelong record of public service as a lawyer and children's advocate, First Lady, US Senator, and Secretary of State. Her tenacious personality has created both loyal supporters and harsh critics. Clinton's bid for the presidency of the United States in 2008 failed, but after launching another run in 2015, she could become the first woman to attain the highest office in the land"--From the publisher's web site.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
"Un íntimo, poderoso e inspirador libro de memorias de la ex primera dama de Estados Unidos"--
An intimate memoir by the former First Lady chronicles the experiences that have shaped her remarkable life, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago through her setbacks and achievements in the White House.
72) Priscilla
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a gentle best friend. Through Priscilla's eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla's long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland,...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Washington Post writer Liza Mundy paints a revealing and intimate portrait of the most dynamic couple in politics today: Michelle, the highly organized, sometimes intimidating, list-making pragmatist; and Barack, the introspective political charmer who shoots for the stars. Michelle's story carries all the achievements and lingering pain of the post-civil rights era. She grew up on the south side of Chicago, in a neighborhood rocked by white flight....
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Find out what our country's First Ladies thought, did, and advocated for as they moved into the White House. Why did the Patriots love Martha Washington? What causes did Eleanor Roosevelt support and lead? What did Jacqueline Kennedy do to establish her legacy long after she left the White House? How did Hillary Clinton turn her role as First Lady into a political career of her own? Packed with anecdotes and sidebars, a timeline of the advancement...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The beautifully illustrated picture book about Hillary Clinton?́?now revised and updated with brand-new material about her time as Secretary of State. Before Hillary Clinton was in the running to be president, she was a young girl growing up outside Chicago who lost the election for student-body president. She wanted to be an astronaut, to soar as high as the stars above. She kept reaching up and up as she grew. There were people who told her no?́?most...
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The story of Abigail and John Adams is as much a romance as it is a lively chapter in the early history of this country. The marriage of the second president and first lady is one of the most extraordinary examples of passion and endurance that this country has ever witnessed. And it is a drama peopled with a pantheon of eighteenth-century stars: George and Martha Washington, Thomas Jefferson, his daughter Patsy, Ben Franklin, and Mercy Otis Warren....
80) Michelle Obama
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
As the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama has worked to better the lives of people in America and in countries around the world. However, her inspirational story began much earlier than that, as she worked hard to graduate from Harvard Law School and become a prominent lawyer. Readers can learn a lot from Obamas life story, which they explore through engaging main text, fact-filled sidebars, and photographs of Obama interacting with...
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