She was First Lady when her husband was elected president. When the British attacked the White House in 1812 she saved a painting of Washington as she ran out the backdoor.
Well, there was no president during the Revolutionary War, there was no nation to speak of, just a few colonies, and no centralized government, no congress, no white house, not even a real city of Washington DC, and there was no first lady until Martha Washington became first lady when George was inaugurated as the first president.
Yeah, she saved very important treasures from the white house when it was burning. She was a world-famous first lady Yeah, she saved very important treasures from the white house when it was burning. She was a world-famous first lady
Astor sometime after World War One, women were only given the vote about this time. The first woman to be a cabinet minister, that is one who is able to exert some authority was Margaret Bondfield in 1929 Nancy Astor won a by-election on 28th of November 1919, and was the first woman to sit in the house of commons, taking her seat on 1st December. She was not however the first woman elected to parliament. In the December 1918 general election, a year before Astor, Constance Markievics (The Countess Markievicz) was elected as member for Dublin St Patrick's. She was a Sinn Fein member, and as a party they refused to sit in parliament as a protest against British rule in Ireland. Therefore the Countess Markievicz was the first woman MP, but she effectively resigned her seat before taking it.
Eleanor Roosevelt (March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945).
Eleanor Roosevelt would have the most years as first lady as FDR was elected 4 times to office and was in the White House from '33 - '45.
Prior to her marriage, Hillary Rodham was an adviser to the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives, and worked with the Children's Defense Fund. In 2000, Clinton became the first former First Lady to be elected to public office when she won a seat in the Senate.
No! She is not the elected official
is it cory aquino?
Abigail Adams was the first lady to live in the White House.
She was First Lady when her husband was elected president. When the British attacked the White House in 1812 she saved a painting of Washington as she ran out the backdoor.
no-but she will be the first black first lady
Former First Lady, Hillary Roddam Clinton, was elected to the US Senate from the State of New York after her husband, President William Jefferson Clinton, left office.
Abigail Adams was the first lady to live in the White House. I expect that she did some decorating.
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The name of the lady is Edith Cowan - the first woman elected to the Australian parliament.
Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams, was the first lady to live in the White House.