First Ladies covers all the women who have held this esteemed office since the founding of the United States, including current First Lady Laura Bush. An in-depth introductory essay traces the history of the first lady, including changes in the idea of what a president's wife should do and be, and how those perceptions have been affected by society's changing ideas about women and by the first ladies' varying degrees of interest in developing and wielding influence on a national scale. The book also offers intriguing vital statistics, such as presidents who had no wives during their...
First Ladies covers all the women who have held this esteemed office since the founding of the United States, including current First Lady Laura Bush....
