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Unsung and Unstoppable: The First Ladies and Facts You Never Knew

Unsung and Unstoppable: The First Ladies and Facts You Never Knew

In case you missed the April 22 virtual program “Unsung & Unstoppable: The First Ladies and Facts You Never Knew,” sponsored by the First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE), and the National First Ladies Library and Museum (NFLLM) in honor of National First Ladies Day on April 26. Click the "More Info" button for a link to the program.

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American FLOTUS

American FLOTUS is dedicated to bringing you the very best information and analysis about the First Ladies of the United States. In this partnership of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE) and American POTUS, we present experts drawn from the many members of FLARE sharing with us their expertise and their experiences. We hope you enjoy American FLOTUS. The next podcast is:

Dolley Madison: Her Life and Letters

In this podcast on Dolley Madison, moderator Alan Lowe interviews Dr. Holly Shulman, who has served as a research professor at the University of Virginia for over 20 years. During that time, she's contributed significantly to First Lady scholarship, including shedding a light on the life and legacy of Dolley Madison. Holly is the editor of the Dolley Madison Digital Edition and is the co- author of the book that is the focus of this American FLOTUS podcast, The Selected Letters of Dolley Payne Madison which uses original sources to illustrate Dolley's significant historical impact on the role of first ladies. American FLOTUS is hosted by Alan Lowe.

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The mission of FLARE is to create and sustain a network to promote and publicize research and education relevant to the contributions, lives, impacts, and lasting legacies of U.S. First Ladies.

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FLARE Focus on The Second Lady as Understudy:

Apprenticing the Role Before Ascending
to the First Lady Mainstage

by Jeanne Ryan Wolfson

Senate Ladies Luncheon

Second Lady Pat Nixon (far right) at a Senate Ladies Luncheon,
June 9, 1959. Photo credit: Richard Nixon Foundation

Twelve of the nation’s first ladies served as second ladies of the United States before their husbands were elected President: Abigail Adams, Letitia Tyler, Abigail Fillmore, Eliza Johnson, Edith Roosevelt, Grace Coolidge, Bess Truman, Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Barbara Bush, and Dr. Jill Biden. Their time as second lady revealed some of what they would bring to the role of first lady as well as causes they would continue to champion.

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