Top ten First Ladies


Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis  July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was
the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and First Lady of the United States during his presidency from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
Bouvier was the elder daughter of Wall Street stockbroker John Vernou Bouvier III and socialite Janet Lee Bouvier. In 1951, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French literature from George Washington University and went on to work for the Washington Times-Herald as an inquiring photographer.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an 
American politician, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from March 1933 to April 1945 during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, and served as United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952. President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human right sachievements.
Upon FDR's inauguration on March 4, 1933, Eleanor became First Lady of the United 

Martha Washington

Martha Washington June 13 O.S. June 2 1731– May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is considered to be the first First Lady of the United States. During her lifetime she was often referred to as "Lady Washington".

Widowed at 25, she had four children with her first husband Daniel Parke Custis. 

Betty Ford

Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Ford (née Bloomer; April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011)
was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford. As First Lady, she was active in social policy and created precedents as a politically active presidential wife.
Throughout her husband's term in office, she maintained high approval ratings despite opposition from some 

Nancy Reagan

Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6,
2016) was an American actress and the wife of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. She was the First Lady of the United Statesfrom 1981 to 1989.
She was born in New York City. After her parents separated, she lived in Maryland with an 

Dolley Madison

Dolley Payne Todd Madison (May 20, 1768 – July 
Dolley Madison
12, 1849) was the wife ofJames Madison, President of the United States from 1809 to 1817. She was noted for her social graces, which boosted her husband’s popularity as President. In this way, she did much to define the role of the 

Laura Bush

Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of
the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush. She was the First Lady from 2001 to 2009. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in education and soon took a job as a second gradeteacher . After attaining 

Barbara Bush

Barbara Pierce Bush (born June 8, 1925) is the wife of the 41st President of the
United States, George H. W. Bush, and served as First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993. She is the mother of the 43rd President, George W. Bush and of the 43rd Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush. Previously she had served as Second Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
Barbara Pierce was born in Flushing, New York, attended Milton Public Schoolfrom 

Mamie Eisenhower

Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower (November 14, 1896 – November 1, 1979)
was the wife of United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
Mamie married Dwight Eisenhower at age 19 in 1916. The young couple moved frequently between military quarters in many postings, from Panama tothe Philippines. As First Lady, she entertained a wide range of foreign dignitaries, who reacted well to her 

Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams  November 22 O.S. November  1744 – 
Abigail Adams
October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams and the mother of John Quincy Adams. She is now designated the first Second Lady and second First Lady of the United States, although these titles were not in use at the 

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