Martha Washington
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was the wife of George Washington, who was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, she served as the inaugural first lady of the United States, defining the role of the president's wife and setting many precedents that future first ladies observed. During her tenure, she was referred to as "Lady Washington".
Background
- Born in
- Chestnut Grove
- Educated at
- Madame Grelaud's French School
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Trending topics shown first"I live a very dull life here and know nothing that passes in the town — I never go to any public place; indeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else. There are certain bounds set …"
"I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else, there is certain bounds set for me which I must not depart from..."
"I am not apt to forget the feelings that have been inspired by ray former society with good acquaintances, nor to be insensible to their expressions of gratitude to the President of the United States;…"
"I little thought, when the war was finished, that any circumstances could possibly have happened, which would call the General into public life again. I had anticipated that, from this moment, we shou…"
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1731
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Birth1802
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