America's First Ladies: A Historical Encyclopedia and Primary Document Collection of the Remarkable Women of the White House

A Historical Encyclopedia and Primary Document Collection of the Remarkable Women of the White House

Nonfiction, History, Reference, Americas, United States

• Author: Nancy Hendricks
• ISBN: 9781610698832
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication: October 13, 2015
• Imprint: ABC-CLIO
• Language: English

Meet the First Ladies of the United States—sometimes inspiring, sometimes tragic, always fascinating—women who, though often unsung, helped hold the nation together in its infancy and advance it as a world power.

• Overviews the social, political, and cultural significance of America's First Ladies in a convenient, chronological, reference format

• Includes letters, notes, and speeches that allow the First Ladies to speak for themselves

• Features engaging and informative sidebars that place the First Ladies in the cultural context of their times

• Shares the 2014 First Ladies Ranking from the Siena Research Institute

• Facilitates student research through an extensive reading guide and a list of online resources that will foster critical reading, thinking, and writing skills