First Ladies for Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119822196 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 336 str.

Marcus A. Stadelmann

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Understanding First Ladies 5Chapter 1: The Changing Role of First Ladies in the United States 7Chapter 2: First Lady Rankings and Evaluations 17Part 2: Setting the Precedent 25Chapter 3: Becoming the First First Lady 27Chapter 4: Setting Precedents 37Chapter 5: Continuing to Set an Example 53Part 3: Leading Up to a Civil War 69Chapter 6: Calling in a First Lady Substitute 71Chapter 7: Acting Like a President 83Chapter 8: To Be or Not to Be First Lady 93Chapter 9: Living a Life of Tragedy 107Part 4: The Civil War, Reconstruction, and Becoming a World Power 117Chapter 10: Reconstructing a Country 119Chapter 11: Getting Close to the 20th Century 139Chapter 12: Becoming a World Power 157Chapter 13: Changing the Roles of Women 175Part 5: Modern First Ladies 193Chapter 14: First Lady of the World 195Chapter 15: Three Cold War First Ladies 207Chapter 16: Becoming Politically Active 223Chapter 17: Ending a Cold War 241Chapter 18: Almost Becoming President 259Chapter 19: Using the Power of the Position 271Chapter 20: The Model and the Educator 285Part 6: The Part of Tens 295Chapter 21: The Ten Most Influential First Ladies 297Chapter 22: The Ten Least-Known Facts about U.S First Ladies 305Index 311

O autorze

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.