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First Ladies For Dummies

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von: Marcus A. Stadelmann
16,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	27.10.2021
ISBN/EAN:	9781119822202
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	336

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It's time for the ladies—the First Ladies, that is—to get their time in the spotlight What does a First Lady do? What makes a First Lady successful? If you've always wanted to know, this is the place to come to for the answers! This reference has the inside scoop on all the First Ladies, including Michelle Obama's campaigns for healthy eating and Jackie Kennedy's emphasis on art and culture. In First Ladies For Dummies, you'll find out how these women's values, initiatives, and style have influenced all our lives, and how they've become true role models for generations. With the detailed biographies and personal profiles in First Ladies For Dummies, you'll gain a well-rounded knowledge of the United States' 47 First Ladies. From Martha to Melania, from Jackie to Dr. Jill, and everyone in between, every First Lady has left her stamp on the White House, in the Rose Garden, and in history, and this book covers it all. It includes: <ul> <li>An historical context for a deeper understanding of the world these First Ladies lived in</li> <li>Accounts of their childhoods and early lives to learn who these women were before they stepped foot in the White House</li> <li>Each First Lady's interests and achievements</li> </ul> Whether you're a history fanatic or just curious about these highly accomplished women, you'll find lots of fun facts about them in First Ladies For Dummies. Pick up your copy to be in the know!

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1 About This Book 2 Conventions Used in This Book 2 Icons Used in This Book 3 Beyond the Book 3 Where to Go from Here 3 Part 1: Understanding First Ladies 5 Chapter 1: The Changing Role of First Ladies in the United States 7 First Ladies in U.S History 8 Defining a First Lady 8 Powers of the First Lady 10 The Evolution of the Position of First Lady 12 Phase I (1789–1829) 12 Phase II (1829–1869) 13 Phase III (1869–1933) 13 Phase IV (1933–Present) 14 Chapter 2: First Lady Rankings and Evaluations 17 Evaluating the First Ladies 18 Ranking U.S First Ladies 19 The Siena Research Institute Survey 20 Discussing ten evaluation criteria 22 Part 2: Setting the Precedent 25 Chapter 3: Becoming the First First Lady 27 Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1731–1802) 28 Joining Forces with George, the Love of Her Life 29 Taking an active role 29 Becoming a war hero 29 Going First: From Lady Washington to First Lady 30 Learning her way 32 Starting traditions 32 Taking sides 33 Hosting the World in Retirement 33 Chapter 4: Setting Precedents 37 Abigail Smith Adams (1744–1818) 37 Becoming a revolutionary 39 Living life abroad 39 Becoming First Lady 40 Turning into Mrs President 40 Moving to and hating Washington, D.C 42 Living out her life 42 Becoming famous after her death 43 Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson (1748–1782) 43 Dying too soon 45 Becoming First Lady after her death 45 Dolley Payne Todd Madison (1768–1849) 46 Moving forward with charm and popularity 47 Blazing the trail for future First Ladies 49 Saving a painting 49 Becoming the first lady named First Lady 51 Chapter 5: Continuing to Set an Example 53 Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (1768–1830) 54 Going abroad and saving an American hero’s wife 55 Embracing European life 56 Going home and being miserable 57 Louisa Johnson Adams (1775–1852) 58 Living an adventure 60 Becoming First Lady 61 Seeking the election of 1824 62 Going back to Washington, D.C 63 Rachel Donelson Jackson (1767–1828) 63 Meeting Jackson 65 Almost becoming First Lady 66 Part 3: Leading Up to a Civil War 69 Chapter 6: Calling in a First Lady Substitute 71 Hannah Hoes Van Buren (1783–1819) 72 Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison (1775–1864) 74 Letitia Christian Tyler (1790–1842) 76 Being the wife of an absent politician 77 Allowing Priscilla Tyler to step in 78 Julia Gardiner Tyler (1820–1889) 79 Becoming the youngest First Lady, briefly 80 Going home to Virginia 81 Dying a Confederate 81 Chapter 7: Acting Like a President 83 Sarah Childress Polk (1803–1891) 83 Becoming a Politician-Er, Wife of One 84 Getting into politics 85 Becoming a “working” First Lady 86 Helping make policy 88 Going into Retirement Alone 90 Chapter 8: To Be or Not to Be First Lady 93 Margaret Smith Taylor (1788–1852) 93 Having a family and traveling America 94 Preferring to remain private 95 Abigail Powers Fillmore (1798–1853) 96 Tutoring the (future) president 97 Becoming First Lady by default 97 Jane Means Appleton Pierce (1806–1863) 98 Living not so happily ever after 99 Retiring, or not 100 Refusing to be a First Lady 101 Harriet Lane (1830–1903) 102 Growing up in politics 103 Becoming a single First Lady 103 Living her own life 105 Chapter 9: Living a Life of Tragedy 107 Mary Todd Lincoln (1818–1882) 107 Moving away from home 108 Meeting Lincoln 109 Making a president 110 Failing as First Lady 110 Spending like crazy 111 Changing moods 112 Enduring tragedy 113 Going On After Abraham’s Assassination 114 Part 4: The Civil War, Reconstruction, and Becoming A World Power 117 Chapter 10: Reconstructing a Country 119 Eliza McCardle Johnson (1810–1876) 120 Meeting and helping her husband 120 Staying in Tennessee as Johnson’s career grows 121 Becoming a recluse in the White House 122 Being revered for being frugal 123 Avoiding impeachment 123 Remaining together to the end 124 Julia Dent Grant (1826–1902) 125 Being at odds with family on slavery 125 Finding their way back to the battlefield 126 Loving the White House 127 Redirecting retirement through writing 128 Lucy Ware Webb Hayes (1831–1889) 129 Getting involved in civic causes 130 Riding the bumpy road to the White House 131 Improving lives as First Lady 131 Abstaining from alcohol 133 Enjoying new technology 133 Showing compassion 133 Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (1832–1918) 134 Staking independence 134 Making changes for each other 135 Serving less than a year as First Lady 136 Chapter 11: Getting Close to the 20th Century 139 Ellen Herndon Arthur (1837–1880) 140 Pushing her husband’s political career 140 Missing out on being First Lady 141 Frances Folsom Cleveland (1864–1947) 142 Growing up with Uncle Clev 143 Turning the tides to husband 143 Being the youngest First Lady ever 144 Staging a comeback 146 Getting remarried and caring about education 147 Caroline Scott Harrison (1832–1892) 148 Living life in Indiana 149 Making improvements as First Lady 149 Dying in the White House 151 Ida Saxton McKinley (1847–1907) 151 Excelling in a man’s world 152 Living with tragedy 153 Having a devoted husband 153 Remaining a strong First Lady 154 Chapter 12: Becoming a World Power 157 Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (1861–1948) 158 Building a life with Teddy 159 Taking control as First Lady 159 Updating the White House 161 Enjoying a long, active life after retirement 161 Helen Herron Taft (1861–1943) 162 Being a free thinker 163 Becoming the First Lady of the Philippines 164 Moving to Washington 164 Finally becoming First Lady 166 Ellen Louise Axson Wilson (1860–1914) 168 Becoming an artist and practicing for First Lady 169 Being adept at First Lady 170 Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (1872–1961) 171 Meeting the President 172 Running the country 173 Thriving as Mrs Wilson 174 Chapter 13: Changing the Roles of Women 175 Florence Kling Harding (1860–1924) 176 Dealing with affairs 177 Getting into politics 178 Succeeding as First Lady 179 Dying during their first term 180 Grace Goodhue Coolidge (1879–1957) 181 Being a politician’s wife 183 Experiencing tragedy 183 Working as a hostess and an advocate 184 Retiring and living a long life 185 Louise Henry Hoover (1874–1944) 186 Carrying a pistol 187 Traveling the world and becoming wealthy 188 Getting into politics 188 Being charitable 189 Dealing with staff 190 Retiring in style 191 Part 5: Modern First Ladies 193 Chapter 14: First Lady of the World 195 Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) 196 Marrying a Roosevelt and Living with a Dominant Mother-in-Law 197 Moving in Social Circles 198 Getting Active in Politics in the 1920s 198 Becoming First Lady of New York 200 Being an Activist First Lady 201 Advocating for women’s rights 202 Advocating for civil rights 202 Working the media 203 Supporting the troops 204 The Story Isn’t Over: Moving on After the White House 205 Chapter 15: Three Cold War First Ladies 207 Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman (1885–1982) 208 Finding early romance 209 Getting into politics 209 Being a strong First Lady behind the scenes 210 Retiring to Independence 211 Mamie Doud Eisenhower (1896–1979) 212 Being a military wife 213 Appealing to the average American 214 Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy (1929–1994) 215 Joining forces with JFK 217 Becoming a First Lady everyone admired 218 Living through an assassination 220 Marrying a billionaire 221 Chapter 16: Becoming Politically Active 223 Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson (1912–2007) 224 Marrying Johnson and moving to D.C. 225 Getting familiar with politics 226 Helping a presidential campaign 227 Advocating for her husband and her causes 227 Going back to Texas 229 Thelma Catherine Ryan Nixon (1912–1993) 230 Building a life with Nixon 232 Becoming Second Lady 233 Being active and popular 234 Being left out 235 Retiring disgraced 235 Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Ford (1918–2011) 236 Perfecting her stage presence 236 Marrying a man like her father 237 Talking to the American people 238 Retiring early and doing more good 240 Chapter 17: Ending a Cold War 241 Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter (1927–) 242 Relishing travel but returning home 243 Changing gears to politics 243 Running for president 244 Loving it as First Lady 244 Being active in retirement 246 Nancy Davis Reagan (1921–2016) 246 Catching the acting bug 247 Meeting Ronald Reagan 248 Taking on the governorship 248 Becoming First Lady 249 Facing health issues 252 Barbara Pierce Bush (1925–2018) 253 Making family priority #1 254 Becoming Second and then First Lady 255 Creating a legacy 257 Chapter 18: Almost Becoming President 259 Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947–) 260 Meeting Bill Clinton 261 Starting a career and getting into politics 262 Moving up to First Lady 263 Becoming co-president 264 Owning her own political career 266 Running for president — Part I 267 Serving as secretary of state 267 Running for president — Part II 268 Losing in 2016 and moving on 269 Chapter 19: Using the Power of the Position 271 Laura Welch Bush (1946–) 272 Meeting and marrying George 273 Moving to Washington, D.C. 274 Championing the First Lady role 274 Retiring but staying active 276 Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (1964–) 277 Meeting of the minds 278 Balancing politics and family life 279 Serving as mom-in-chief 281 Enjoying retirement 283 Chapter 20: The Model and the Educator 285 Melania Knauss Trump (1970–) 286 Choosing modeling and Donald Trump 287 Becoming an American citizen 288 Taking a backseat to politics 288 Being a quiet and private First Lady 289 Retiring with controversy 290 Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (1951–) 290 Marrying a politician and continuing her education 292 Working double-duty 293 Serving the community (colleges) and the military 293 Leaving D.C and returning as First Lady 294 Part 6: The Part of Tens 295 Chapter 21: The Ten Most Influential First Ladies 297 Eleanor Roosevelt 298 Abigail Adams 298 Dolley Madison 299 Hillary Clinton 299 Betty Ford 300 Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson 300 Sarah Polk 301 Rosalynn Carter 301 Harriet Lane 302 Michelle Obama 303 Chapter 22: The Ten Least-Known Facts about U.S First Ladies 305 Dolley Madison: Dining and Dashing 305 Julia Grant: Using Foresight 306 Caroline Harrison: Leaving the Light On 306 Edith Roosevelt: Playing I Spy 307 Edith Wilson: Wielding a Famous Relative 307 Lou Hoover: Dodging Bullets 307 Mamie Eisenhower: Working from Bed 308 Jacqueline Kennedy: Upsetting the Public 308 Lady Bird Johnson: Not Letting Anything Stop Her 309 Barbara Bush: Taking Chances 309 Index 311

Autorenportrait

Marcus Stadelmann, PhD, is a Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science and History at the University of Texas at Tyler. Along with teaching at universities in California, Utah, and Texas, Dr. Stadelmann is the author or co-author of eight books in his discipline, including U.S. Presidents For Dummies. His favorite First Lady is Dolley Madison.

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47 unique women. 47 engrossing tales. Few historical characters have fascinated the public like the First Ladies of the United States of America. From Martha Washington to Dr. Jill Biden, the triumphs and stumbles of these powerful women have been the subject of debate for centuries. Perfect for history fanatics as well as those just a little curious about how the wives of American presidents have risen to meet history in their own unique ways, First Ladies For Dummies tells the gripping stories of the women behind the Oval Office. Inside… <ul> <li>Grasp their historical contexts</li> <li>Explore what drove them</li> <li>Find out about their histories</li> <li>Learn about their values</li> <li>Understand their styles</li> <li>Measure their impact on culture</li> <li>Uncover the truth behind the gossip</li> <li>Discover little-known facts</li> </ul>