Re- Although that term wasn't used at the time, Martha Washington was the first First Lady.
It was Mrs. John Jay. John Jay was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1789 to 1795). Martha Washington wasn't the "First Lady" at that time. No other former Presidents' wives were called that either, until 1877 when a journalist mistakenly called Lucy Webb Hayes "the First Lady of the Land".
This is not a political statement, but simply one of historical reference. The First Lady (an honorary title, by the way) was always the spouse of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, until a reporter decided to mix things up a bit. Those on the Supreme Court have their jobs until they die, or retire, if they so choose. They are the only such lifetime jobs our government offers. The Presidency was then, and still is, simply a "temp job".
Writers of etiquette books, and those in Washington society, were horrified in 1877 when journalist Mary C. Ames referred to Lucy Webb Hayes as "the First Lady of the Land". Prior to Ms. Ames pilfering the "First Lady" title for her article, no references to wives of the President were anything but just that; The wife of the President. Aside from the fact that Washingtonian etiquette prescribed the social duties involved in being a First Lady at that time, and the Supreme Court Justices wives took their duties very seriously, many wives of Presidents were not all too happy that their husbands were running for the office. Some wives were very content to stay in their homes, close by to their friends, and they did not wish to pull up stakes for a move to Washington.
Take Anna Harrison for example. She was 66 years old when her husband William Henry Harrison was elected President. She loved her home was not too keen on moving. She had bore many children, and six had died over the years prior to her husband winning the Presidency. She had no political or social agenda, or desires. She is often quoted as saying, "I wish that my husband's friends had left him where he is, happy and contented in retirement." She skipped the festivities in Washington after her husband's win, and decided to wait until after his inauguration to move to Washington. She missed his record breaking inaugural speech in the freezing Washington air. Six weeks into his term, Harrison died from pneumonia and pleurisy. Anna received the news as she was packing to move to Washington D.C.
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The president Zachary Taylor first used the title "first lady" in 1849 when he read a eulogy (that he wrote) at the funeral of Dolley Madison. But it wasn't until 1860 when Frank Leslie wrote "The Lady of the White House, and by courtesy, the First Lady of the Land" in Illustrated Money when speaking of Harriet Lane. Since then every President's wife has been called First Lady.
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Michelle Obama is the first lady of the US as of 2009.
There is no salary for the first lady.
Honorable First Lady of The United States:
No, the First Lady does not have her own dedicated plane.
If you mean first ever, first lady, it would have been Martha Washington
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is the First Lady.
The current first lady is Michelle_Obama, wife of President Barack_Obama.
Michelle Obama
The current first lady is Michelle_Obama, wife of President Barack_Obama.
Currently (in December 2015), the First Lady is Michelle Obama; she is the first woman of color in US history to be First Lady. When her husband Barack Obama's term as president ends, the US will have a new president and a new first lady---or if a woman wins, we will have a First Gentleman.
She is referred to as the first lady.
December 12th is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.