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Democracy in Action Shown
In Lives of first Ladies
FIRST LADIES by Kathleen Prln-
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1054. n.p. 204 pp.
Always fascinating aro tho shad-
ows behind the outstanding men
of our country. Many separate
biographies have been written
about these women but nono any
better than this volumo which
treats briefly of every First Lady
from. Martha Custis Washington to
Mamlo Doud Eisenhower. Tho
Bkctchcs are interestingly wrltton
and contain tho flavor of tho pe-
riods. Ono of tho most fascinating
deals with Elizaboth Monroe call-
ed "La Belle Americalne" who Is
famous for her "rescuo" of the
Marquis LaFayctto from a French
prison merely through her Influ-
ence and dashing courage. Eliza-
beth's daughter went to school
with the step-daughter of Napo-
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"safest" school In Franco.
Somehow wo never see or hear
much of the heartbreak and bitter
defeats that these noblo women
'bear for their life Is public and
their personal feelings must bo
hidden with a sort of "Vcstl la
gulbba" attitude. As I read the
trials and hardships that they en-
dured without complaint it mado
me wonder if Americans still havo
that tough fiber that wove our
country into the magnificent struc-
ture that It Is.
action. Every ono of these women
felt as Martha Washington did
when she said "My mind is mado
up. My heart is In the cause." A
particularly notablo thing exists
in the background of each. Martha
Washington was in the viceregal
court of Williamsburg before tho
Revolutionary War. Mrs. Abigail
Adams farmed for her existence
and that of her small son weaving
ovcry garment that they wore
growing grinding and baiting ev-
ery bite of food they ate. She
incidentally was tho only woman
ever to bo the wife of a president
and tho 'mother of a president.
From court life and from the fron-
tier camo these women strong
proud creative and capable of
doing their duty to their husbands
and to their country whatever
that duty might be. These are
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, May 13, 1955, newspaper, May 13, 1955; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth95819/m1/4/: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.