Mimoza Veliu May 4, 2017 5th Hour Lucy Hayes Lucy Hayes is the first lady of United States, she was married Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th president of the United States. Lucy has done a lot of work that she put into the White House that helped shape it to what it is today, and the rules. Lucy is one the most remembered first ladies for all the stuff she did to help this nation. Lucy Hayes was born on August 28, 1831 in Chillicothe Ohio. Lucy’s birthplace is now a museum(Lucy Hayes Heritage Center). Her father, Dr. James Webb was born on March 17, 1795 in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. James Webb was a physician who died on July 1, 1833 in Lexington Kentucky. Despite his family's ownership of slaves, James was an abolitionist. After capturing …show more content…
She was the first lady to have graduated from college, receiving her degree from Wesleyan Female College. Her decision to ban alcohol from White House events earned her the nickname “Lemonade Lucy” from her critics, but she was a popular first lady, and her public support and dedication to a variety of causes, including adequate funding for mental health care and education, set a standard for political activity among first ladies. Lucy met her future husband while she was a student at Ohio Wesleyan Preparatory Academy in Delaware, Ohio, then a Harvard Law School graduate visiting his hometown.They were married at the Webb family home on December 30, 1852. Lucy encouraged Hayes’s participation in the Civil War, but she endured a major scare when he was seriously wounded at the Battle of South Mountain in September 1862. Given the wrong information about his whereabouts, she frantically searched the Washington, D.C. hospitals before finally locating him in Middletown, …show more content…
Lucy was was well loved by her staff and visitors alike. She also hated formal state dinners and that she felt comfortable at informal gatherings. Despite the lack of alcohol, Lucy was a great hostess. Lucy continued to work for veterans' benefits, Native American welfare, rehabilitation of the South, and young people while in the White House. She went on frequent trips to Gallaudet College (even supporting various students), the National Deaf Mute College, and the Hampton Institute (where she sponsored a scholarship for Native American students). Contributed generously to Washington charities, and often sent servants on nightly errands delivering a note and money to someone in need. Lucy also started what has become a tradition: the Easter egg roll. When children were banned from rolling eggs on the Capitol grounds, she invited them to use the White House lawn on the Monday after Easter. By the time she left Washington, Lucy was acclaimed the "most widely known and popular President's wife the country has known." And it was Lucy who was dubbed the title of "First Lady" -- courtesy of Mary Clemmer Ames, a reporter who called her "the first lady of the land," in an account of President Hayes' inauguration. When he had accepted the presidency, Rutherford said he would only serve one term and he kept his word. And, for as much as she enjoyed Washington, Lucy was also ready to leave. They returned to Spiegel Grove in March, 1881.
Very little is known about Bertha Alice Graham Gifford. We know she was born Bertha Alice Williams to William and Matilda Williams, as one of ten children, in October 1872. Bertha was born in Grubville, Missouri, and later married Henry Graham in December 1894, in Hillsboro, Missouri. After Graham’s death, Bertha married Gene Gifford, a man who was ten years younger than her, in 1907, and they moved to Catawissa, Missouri. What is know about Bertha Gifford is the horrible acts she committed while living in Catawissa.
Her birth name was Mary Ludwig but she was given the nickname Molly Pitcher because she carried pitchers of water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth during the American Revolutionary War. It is also believed that when her husband William Hays collapsed during the battle, Mary took his place on the battlefield operating the canon. During the battle a cannonball shot by the enemy flew right between her legs and tore apart the bottom of the skirt she was wearing. She was unharmed.
Mary Tod Lincoln and Varina Davis was known as the first ladies during the Civil War. They both were wives of a rival government between two husbands. Mary Lincoln was the wife of Abraham Lincoln President of the United Stated. Varina Davis was the wife of Jefferson Davis the President of the Confederate States of America. Mary Lincoln was a smart educated woman.
I began to read about our first lady, George Washington’s wife. Washington’s wife was Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. George Washington was not her first marriage though, originally she was married to Daniel Custis. I found this piece of information interesting because I had no idea who she was married to before George. While married to Custis, Martha had four children and two died at very young age and suddenly at age twenty six her husband died.
James Beckwourth was born April 6th, 1798 and. He died October 29th, 1866. James’ birth year was never actually found his father was white while his mother was African American. He was his father’s slave, latter on in life but to be specific 1828 he was captured by a pack of crow warriors while on a trapping expedition. He soon became close to the crow people he even fathered seven children.
The setting of I Love Lucy is based around different scenarios with Lucy and her husband, Ricky Ricardo. Lucy portrays herself as the ideal housewife during the 50's, by trying to
Hayes B. Rutherford was the 19th President of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. He was a Republican, and his presidency is often associated with the end of Reconstruction in the South and the beginning of the Gilded Age. He ran against Democrat candidate Samuel J. Tilden. At first, Rutherford had believed he had lost. It was 4,300,000 for Tilden and 4,036,000 for Rutherford.
Mary Edwards Walker accomplished a variety of amusing and intelligent things during her lifetime. She first enrolled in the Syracuse College of Medicine. Although her father was the one encouraging these medical desires, Mary thrived in this specific school system. In the year of 1855 Mary graduated with a Doctorate degree in medicine. Her enthusiasm continued, along with the development of the rest of her life.
James Madison was one of the federalist. At the age of twenty-six he married his wife Dolly who had a kid of her own. A few years after marriage he became president, and served two terms, or four years. During his time as president the National Anthem was written and The Barbary War took place.
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James A. Garfield James Garfield beat Ulysses S. Grant out of the 1880 republican nomination for the presidency. Later on became president and the only president to go straight from the House of Representatives to the White House. James Garfield was the 20th president of the United States and was the only president who was a preacher as president. He was well read, outgoing, a baseball fan, and a, “policy wonk.” He would take policies and write detailed calculations of how they work and how different industries worked.
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" ("Eleanor Roosevelt"). Eleanor Roosevelt believed the beauty of her dreams, followed through with them and became an outstanding First Lady who fought to change women's and civil rights. Eleanor Roosevelt has positively changed modern society by changing the role of the First Lady and by fighting for political and social change for women's and civil right. Eleanor Roosevelt has significantly benefited modern society by changing the role of being a first lady. As first lady, Eleanor used her job as tool a for change (Marsico 64).
Mary Ann was just a wife of a soldier working as a nurse during the Civil war. Her life was quite different from the rest and definitely deserves recognition for what she has accomplished in her lifetime. Mary started out as a housewife, like most wives back then, in Gettysburg, PA. During the Civil War, she became a nurse near a campground in Gettysburg, as her husband was fighting for the union. She was doing regular nurse things, healing the injured, and saving the critically wounded.
Eleanor Roosevelt would describe herself and her husband President Franklin Delano Roosevelt; “ I’m the agitator, he’s the politician.” Sometimes while traveling and observing the country and world, she would come home with an observation that he disagreed with and would not support politically. The Civil Rights legislation was one issue that stirred contention between Eleanor and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Women have had to fight their way into positions of power, and few have had the struggle and success of Clara Barton, “The Angel of the Battlefield”. She greatly impacted both America and Europe, and then went on to create life saving organizations still important to this day. After making a massive impact on the battlefields of the Civil War, Clara Barton changed the world by founding the American Red Cross even while struggling with deep personal issues and adversity towards women. Clara Barton was born Christmas day 1821 in North Oxford, a small town near Worcester, Massachusetts. She had high marks at local schools and was tutored by her older siblings.