Illustration: mixing bowl and cooking utensils

Presidential First Ladies’ Recipes

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 13, 2023

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find favorite recipes from some recent First Ladies... (Read More)

Photo: Eleanor Roosevelt and Fala in Hyde Park, New York. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration Link.

5 Facts about Presidential Wives

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 24, 2016

In this article – in honor of Women’s History Month – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about some of the nation’s First Ladies... (Read More)

Illustration: portrait of Pocahontas engraved by Simon van de Passe in 1616. It is the only known representation of her made during her lifetime. Credit: National Portrait Gallery; Wikimedia Commons.

First Lady Edith Wilson & Her Ancestor Pocahontas

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 13, 2013

Edith Galt Wilson was a presidential wife with Native American ancestry: she was a descendant of Pocahontas... (Read More)

Eleanor Roosevelt, Norman Rockwell & Steve McQueen Obituaries

By Tony Pettinato on November 8, 2013

During this November week in American history a famous First Lady, a painter, and an actor died: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, American First Lady, died at 78 on 7 November 1962 Norman Perceval Rockwell, American painter, died at 84 on 8 November 1978 Terence Steven “Steve” McQueen, American actor, died at 50 on 7 November... (Read More)

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