First Ladies: A Biographical Dictionary (Facts on File Library of American History) - Softcover

Schneider, Dorothy; Schneider, Carl J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816041962 ISBN 13: 9780816041961

Publisher: Checkmark Books, 2001

Synopsis

Traces the history of the first lady, including changes in the conception of what a president's wife should do and be, and how these perceptions have been affected by changes in society overall, and includes biographies and pictures.

About this title

From Booklist:

Facts On File has revised the First Ladies volume in its American Political Biographies set. Content has been updated through the November 2004 election.

The entries, arranged chronologically and including black-and-white portraits, chronologies, and lists of further reading, show how their backgrounds and personal strengths and abilities influenced the women's approach to their times "in office" and how the public's expectations changed through the years. The first five First Ladies, for example, came from a tradition of service and ceremony, while many of the women who followed them in the nineteenth century had no desire or training to be public figures or were too ill to play the role. Edith Wilson and Eleanor Roosevelt forever changed the image of the First Lady because of their political influence. The profiles are followed by several appendixes, among them a list of "First Lady Firsts" and a list of First Ladies by date of birth.

The readability of this volume makes it appealing as well as informative. Recommended for high-school, public, and undergraduate libraries. Sally Jane
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Review:

..."a fascinating look...filled with interesting details...Recommended."

About this edition

• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0816041962
• ISBN 13: 9780816041961
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 406