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Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the woman who served as First Lady for the longest time, and who was the first President's wife to speak out about important issues of the day, by writing newspapers articles and books, giving radio interviews and speeches, and teaching classes.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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The former second lady describes her marriage to Joe Biden and the role of politics in her life and teaching career, sharing intimate insights into the traditions, resilience, and love that have helped her family establish balance and endure tragedy.
Author
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
cp2011
Language
English
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Description
Pat Nixon remains one of the most mysterious and intriguing public figures, the only modern First Lady who never wrote a memoir. Drawing on a wealth of sources, Ann Beattie reconstructs dozens of scenes in an attempt to see the world from Mrs. Nixon's point of view. Beattie packs insight and humor into her examination of the First Couple with whom baby boomers came of age.
90) Eva Peron
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Born poor and illegitimate, Eva Peron reinvented herself as an actress and eventually as the wife of Argentine dictator Juan Peron. By her death in 1952, she was both revered as a saint and vilified as a fascist. The author explores the woman behind the image.
91) Abigail Adams
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Profiles a woman who is remembered for her intellectual accomplishments, belief in womens' rights, and support of her husband, John, who became the second president of the United States.
Series
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Born into a life of wealth and opportunity, Eleanor Roosevelt chose to devote herself to those who were less fortunate. Human rights, poverty, world peace - no problem was too large for her to tackle. Through archival footage and stills, kids will examine the life of this passionate activist who grew from a shy, self-conscious girl into a strong, outspoken woman who was admired by people all over the world. From her years of redefining the role of...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
All the presidents' wives: An in-depth look at America's First Ladies - from Martha Washington to Mary Todd Lincoln to Eleanor Roosevelt to Jacqueline Kennedy to Hillary Clinton. Each segment offers an engaging portrait of the woman. These women have held one of the most enigmatic, yet high-profile, jobs in the country.
First mothers: Chronicles the life stories of Sara Delano Roosevelt, Rose Kennedy, Hannah Milhous Nixon, Nelle Reagan, Virginia...
97) Dolley Madison
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the popular and dynamic wife of our fourth President, James Madison.
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A candid and insightful look at an era and a life through the eyes of one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century, First Lady and humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt. The daughter of one of New York's most influential families, niece of Theodore Roosevelt, and wife of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt witnessed some of the most remarkable decades in modern history, as America transitioned from the Gilded Age, the...
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Language
English
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"This portrait of the first acting woman president, written by a leading historian on women's suffrage and power, tracks the ascent of Edith Boling Galt Wilson, one of American history's most influential and complicated women"--
"A nuanced portrait of the first acting woman president, written with fresh and cinematic verve by a leading historian on women’s suffrage and power While this nation has yet to elect its first woman president—and though...
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