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Did a woman run against Abraham Lincoln for president?
nope
Which president took the oath of office from a woman?
The president who took his oath of office from a woman is Lyndon B. Johnson. The woman is Sarah T. Hughes, a U.S. District Court judge who swore Johnson into office on Air Force One after John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Who was the woman who kept writing to president Lincoln about making Thanksgiving a holiday?
Sarah Josepha Hale
How many men were in on the conspiracy of shooting president Lincoln and the other important men of the his cabinet?
According to newspaper accounts, there were eight people-- seven men and one woman: Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt, David Herold, Samuel Mudd, Michael O'Laughlin, Edman Spangler and Samuel Arnold. They were all arrested and charged with conspiring to murder Lincoln. (John Wilkes Booth, who had assassinated the president, was shot and killed on April 26, 1865.)
What is the woman's name of who convinced Abraham Lincoln to make Thanskgiving a national holiday?
Sarah Joseph Hale lobbied President Abraham Lincoln for a National Holiday based on Thanksgiving.
Why is there not a woman president?
There is a woman president. The president of Argentina is currently a woman, the president of Brazil is a woman, and the last president of Chile was also a woman.
Where was Lyndon B. Johnson swore into president?
Johnson was sworn in aboard Airforce One, parked at Love Field, in Dallas, two hours and eight minutes after President Kennedy was assassinated, by a female federal judge. This made him the only president to be sworn in by a woman.
Who was the first woman to be executed in the us?
Mary Surratt a co-conscriptor of john Wilkes booth a man who shot president Lincoln
Should you have a woman president?
You should if a woman is the best available person for the job. You should not have a woman president just because you have never had a woman president.
What was the outcomes of Lincoln assassination?
President Linclon died. His assassin, John W. Boothe, was killed. His accomplices were captured and hanged, including a woman. Vice President Johnson was sworn in as President but later he was impeached. Many in the Northern states wanted to severly punish the Southern states for the war and for assassinating President Lincoln. When Gen. Grant became President, he pardoned many of the ex-Confederates and peacefully restored the country.
What did President Lincoln say to Stowe when they were introduced in 1862?
When Harriet Beecher Stowe was introduced to Abraham Lincoln he is purported to have said; "So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war." It is a legend which is not out of keeping with Lincoln's personality, but he probably never said it. Below is a link for more on the Stowe- Lincoln meeting.
What are the major accomplishments of Sojourner Truth?
She: # Preached at conventions and meetings. # Won a court case as the first black woman to do so. # Talked to President Lincoln. -Toral Suresh Kachhadia
