The Smithsonian book of the first ladies : their lives, times, and issues /
The Smithsonian book of the first ladies : their lives, times, and issues /
Edith P. Mayo, general editor ; foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton.
- New York : H. Holt, c1996.
- ix, 302 p. : ill. (some col.) 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-290) and index.
Copiously illustrated with photos and artwork from the Smithsonian Institution, this essential volume not only documents the lives of the presidents' wives (or official hostesses), it also explores these 45 women's achievements in the White House and beyond, and analyzes how the expectations of the electorate steered the course of each woman's life. www.alibris.com
805017518
Presidents' spouses--United States
E 176.2 / .Sm69 1996
Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-290) and index.
Copiously illustrated with photos and artwork from the Smithsonian Institution, this essential volume not only documents the lives of the presidents' wives (or official hostesses), it also explores these 45 women's achievements in the White House and beyond, and analyzes how the expectations of the electorate steered the course of each woman's life. www.alibris.com
805017518
Presidents' spouses--United States
E 176.2 / .Sm69 1996
