Kentucky, where retail grew up in a Slave Holding Family yet lived to see her husband, Abraham Lincoln, issued the emancipation proclamation 45 years later. A mother of four sons she witnessed the deaths of three of those four sons as well as her own husbands assassination. There are life was filled with tragedy as lincolns political partner she oh so relished and their success. As we focus on the civil war years, one of the defining moments in our countrys history, a look at the life and times of Mary Todd Lincoln, one of the most complex first ladies ever to live in the white house. Thank you for being with us for cspans continuing series on firsts influence and image. Then as we look at Mary Todd Lincoln invite two of our academic advisers, history advisers for the whole series to be our guest for this program. Let me introduce you to rosalynn turbo or pan. She is a history Professor Emeritus at morgan state university. Richard norton smith, our other guest tonight, and at her table
Shaw. She is a senior historian, and director of history, research and scholarly programs. Appointed in 2019, shes the first woman and first African American to hold that position. Before joining the National Portrait gallery she was an associate professor of the history of art at the university of pennsylvania her. Work has focused on race and class in the art of the United States latin america and the caribbean. In addition to the first ladys exhibit, dr. Shaw has curated many exhibitions including represent 200 years of African American art, at the Philadelphia Museum of art and carol walker, and other works for the month claire art museum in new jersey. She received her ph. D. In art history, from stanford university. If you would like to ask doctor shaw a question, please type in the comments section of this live feed. We will get to as many questions as possible at the end of our program. Gwendolyn we look forward to your presentation this evening. Thank you colleen, and its grea
Brian amy greenberg, why did you name your book lady first . Prof. Greenberg it was not the title that the press wanted. When i thought about first lady sarah polk, and how she deployed power, i thought about the fact that, in her own mind, she was always a lady before anything else. She thought of for self as mrs. James k. Polk. She was very invested in people deferring to her. But she was willing to defer to men. She considered herself a lady. I thought lady first was a good title. Brian what would you say about their relationship . Prof. Greenberg james and sarah polk had about as close and positive of a relationship as any married couple can have. They were rarely separated. The reason sarah came to washington when james was a new congressman when she was 22 years old, was because they couldnt stand to be apart. They were newly married. The whole time they were married the depended on each other far more than anybody else. She was james closest confidant. He did not have a lot of m
She thought of for self as mrs. James k. Polk. She was very invested in people deferring to her. But she was willing to defer to men. She considered herself a lady. I thought lady first was a good title. Brian what would you say about their relationship . Prof. Greenberg james and sarah polk had about as close and positive of a relationship as any married couple can have. They were rarely separated. The reason sarah came to washington when james was a new congressman when she was 22 years old, was because they cannot stand to be a part. They were newly married. The whole time they were married the depended on each other far more than anybody else. She was james closest confidant. He did not have a lot of male friends, but he and sarah were basically inseparable. Prof. Greenberg why did he not have a lot of male friends . Prof. Greenberg depending on who you talk to, there are different answers to that question. My reading of his character and all of his letters and studying his career
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