Abraham Lincoln grew a beard because an 11 year old girl wrote him and suggested it. She wrote that he would look better with a beard and it would encourage women to influence their husbands to vote for him.
I heard this on history channel supposedly a woman told Abe he would look more distinguished with a beard so he did it
cause his face was cold
a beard
Grace Bedell, and 11 year old girl, wrote Abraham Lincoln a letter saying he should grow a beard.
From my understanding, Abe Lincoln DID have a beard when he was elected president. Some historians say that Lincoln was persuaded to grow a beard, stating that it would give him a competitive campaign edge. Lincoln was told that it would be good for his image. Apparently it worked. He was elected.
Grace Bedell wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln to grow a beard.
I think Abraham Lincoln.
An 11 year old girl wrote him a letter telling him he would look good with a beard.
Her name was Grace Bedell.
Grace Beddell, 11 years old
a man is able to grow a beard if his dad is able to grow a beard
She told him to grow a beard because she thought he was ugly. He took her advice and started growing a beard the next day.
A young lady named Mary Walker, she told him he would get more votes, she was 35