The presidential companion : readings on the first ladies /
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| Imprint: | Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c2003. |
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| Description: | xvi, 349 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4854368 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Melanne Verveer
- Pt. 1. Introduction
- Pt. 2. Founding and Development of the First Ladyship
- 1. Martha Washington and the Creation of the Role of First Lady / Patricia Brady
- 2. Political Parties: First Ladies and Social Events in the Formation of the Federal Government / Catherine Allgor
- 3. Betty Ford Transforms the Role of First Lady / Mary Linehan
- Pt. 3. Social and Behind-the-Scenes Influence
- 4. True Women: The Roles and Lives of Antebellum Presidential Wives Sarah Polk, Margaret Taylor, Abigail Fillmore, and Jane Pierce / Elizabeth Lorelei Thacker-Estrada
- 5. Edith Bolling Galt Wilson: The Protective Steward / James S. McCallops
- 6. Bess W. Truman: The Reluctant First Lady / Raymond Frey
- Pt. 4. Political and Policy Influence
- 7. Eleanor Roosevelt: An Unlikely Path to Political Activist / Susan Roth Breitzer
- 8. Policy Experts: Congressional Testimony and Influence of First Ladies / Colton C. Campbell and Sean E. McCluskie
- 9. First Ladies and U.S. Foreign Policy / Glenn Hastedt
- 10. The Evolution of the Role and Office of the First Lady: The Movement toward Integration with the White House Office / Anthony J. Eksterowicz and Kristen Paynter
- Pt.5. Modern First Ladyship
- 11. First Ladies and Policy Making: Crossing the Public/Private Divide / Kay M. Knickrehm and Robin Teske
- 12. Copresident or Codependent? The Rise and Rejection of Presidential Couples since World War II / Gil Troy
- 13. Hillary's Choices: The First Ladyship of Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Future of the Office / Myra G. Gutin
- 14. Sharing the Bully Pulpit: Breast Cancer and First Lady Betty Ford's Leadership / MaryAnne Borrelli
- Pt. 6. Conclusion
- App. Chronological List of First Ladies.