Project Gutenberg 2017-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 173 Woolfall, Lila G. A. 1864 Woolfall, Lila Graham Alliger Sangster, Margaret E. (Margaret Elizabeth) 1894 1981 04031131 Presiding Ladies of the White House containing biographical appreciations together with a short history of the Executive mansion and a treatise on its etiquette and customs Published 1898 under title: A pocket history of the ladies of the White House ... by Olga Stanley [pseud.] Introduction -- Martha Washington -- Abigail Adams -- Martha Jefferson Randolph -- Dorothy Paine Madison -- Elizabeth Kortright Monroe -- Louisa Catherine Adams -- Rachel Donelson Jackson -- Angelica Van Buren -- Anna Symmes Harrison -- Letitia Christian Tyler -- Sarah Childress Polk -- Margaret Smith Taylor -- Abigail Fillmore -- Jane Appleton Pierce -- Harriet Lane -- Mary Todd Lincoln -- Eliza McCardle Johnson -- Julia Dent Grant -- Lucy Ware Webb Hayes -- Lucretia Rudolph Garfield -- Mary Arthur McElroy -- Frances Folsom Cleveland -- Caroline Scott Harrison -- Ida Saxton McKinley -- Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt -- The White House: The East Room. The Blue Room. The Red Room. The Green Room. State and Private Dining Rooms. The Library. The Executive Office -- Official Etiquette. Produced by MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Presiding Ladies of the White House" by Lila G. A. Woolfall is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides a detailed exploration of the lives and contributions of the First Ladies of the United States, offering insights into their roles as hostesses, influential figures, and supportive partners to their presidential spouses. It evaluates their individual styles and the societal impacts they had during their respective administrations. The book includes biographical sketches of each First Lady, spanning from Martha Washington, the first First Lady, to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and highlights their unique contributions. Each lady is portrayed not just in the context of her husband’s presidency but as a significant figure within the social tapestry of American history. The narratives encapsulate their personalities, individual challenges, and engagement in politics, philanthropy, and social issues of their times. Additionally, the book offers a brief history of the White House itself and outlines the etiquette that shapes the role of the First Lady, making it a comprehensive resource for readers seeking to understand the stature and influence of these women in American society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Women -- Biography United States -- Biography White House (Washington, D.C.) E151 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 106515 2025-07-22T08:36:11.640957 text/html 79570 2024-10-23T02:43:13 text/html 4827470 2025-07-22T08:36:16.311916 application/epub+zip 4826778 2025-07-22T08:36:13.390007 application/epub+zip 1857447 2025-07-22T08:36:12.412942 application/epub+zip 4886329 2025-07-22T08:36:18.543964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3102226 2025-07-22T08:36:15.426938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141541 2022-08-25T06:46:40.739965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77909 2025-07-22T08:36:10.933952 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58011 2024-10-23T02:43:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18344 2025-07-22T08:36:18.691904 application/rdf+xml 17263 2025-07-22T08:36:12.513930 image/jpeg 2445 2025-07-22T08:36:12.462936 image/jpeg 4431808 2025-07-22T08:36:11.801011 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia