The First LadiesBrief biographies and portraits of forty-one wives, sisters, daughters, nieces, and other relatives of Presidents who have served as White House hostesses, from Martha Washington through Nancy Reagan. |
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Martha Dandridge Custis Washington | 8 |
Dolley Payne Todd Madison | 14 |
Rachel Donelson Jackson | 21 |
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