From Martha Washington to ida mckinley. Tonight, it is doubly medicine. Dolly madison. Dolley was socially adept and politically savvy. She was his best friend. She compensated. James madison wishes to meet her. She carved out a space for women where they can wield a great deal of political power. Dolley madison would sit at the head of the table and erect the conversation. She got these people to the white house and entertained them. Got them together and got them talking. This was important to her to make everyone feel welcome. It was considered her classic look. People noticed it. It was a perfect setting for james and Dolley Madison she sat side by side with James Madison helping him. She moved back to washington d. C. In her elder years and became very much behind the scenes in a political field again. As henry clay famously said, Everybody Loves mrs. Madison. Her equally famous response thats because mrs. Madison loves everybody. Dolley madison came to her service as first lady w
Next monday night first Lady Elizabeth monroe was more private than Dolley Madison. She refused to continue the tradition of making social calls around the city. She spoke french inside the white house and gained a reputation of being queenly by her critics. And Louisa Katherine adams was the only first lady born outside the u. S. Next monday live at 9 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan and cspan 3, also on cspan radio and cspan. Org. And our website has more about the first ladies including a welcome to the white house. The association is offing the book first ladies of the United States of america. And thoughts from Michelle Obama on the role of first ladies throughout history now available for the discounted price of 12. 95 plus shipping at cspan. Org slash products. Now the American Public Transportation Association discusses its priorities and spending cuts. Well hear from the Railroad Administration and the trance it administration. This is an hour and ten minutes. I agree, please wake up
Today we focus on Colonial figures cited as America’s first feminists: “Silence Dogood” (aka Benjamin Franklin) and Abigail Adams, first lady to second President John Adams and mother to sixth