1. Hosting “Public Receptions” at the Presidential Home. Martha Washington’s new position as First Lady was as novel as her husband’s role as President, and there was no established ...

They had four children together, all of whom died before Martha Washington did. Her first two children died before age 5. Her third child, John Parke Custis, died in his 20s; her fourth, Martha ...

An artist’s depiction of a visit by Gen. George Washington and his wife, Martha, to the struggling troops wintering in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in February 1778.

Since the days of Martha Washington, the role of the First Lady has been an evolving symbol of influence, style, and advocacy in American history. While the Office of the First Lady was only ...

On May 22, 1802, the first of first ladies, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington died of a severe fever. When she married George Washington in January 1759, she was twenty-seven years ...

First lady Jill Biden, center, is joined by designers Gabriela Hearst, left, and Alexandra O’Neill at an event to present her 2021 inaugural ensembles to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of ...

Martha said when George was first elected President, she wondered what they would call her. She suggested ‘Lady Washington.’ She became the first ‘First Lady’ and said it was an ...

Amanda C. Isaac, associate curator at George Washington's Mount Vernon, reveals an overlooked side of our nation's precedent-setting first, first lady. Martha Washington's last quilt (1800-02) ...

Selected by Rebecca Boggs Roberts, the author of ‘Untold Power:The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson. ... Martha Washington. By Patricia Brady (2005) 1.

North Carolina First Lady Kristin Cooper portrays Martha Washington in Keith Burridge’s play ‘Ona’, during a dress rehearsal on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 in Raleigh, N.C. Robert Willett ...

North Carolina First Lady Kristin Cooper portrays Martha Washington, in a scene with Monica Hoh who play Ona Judge during a dress rehearsal of “Ona” by Keith Burridge, on Wednesday, September ...