And if one wanted to read more about first ladies like Dolley Madison or Nancy Reagan, plenty of biographies are on the market. But a new book about first ladies co-edited by a University of ...

We all know our share of powerful women. From mothers and grandmothers to teachers and leaders, the women in our lives shape ...

For two years, the first lady's office has been working to make them more interactive and educational Sarah Kuta A new book by historian William E. Leuchtenburg examines how the first six ...

Often called “the first First Lady,” Dolley Madison defined the role of the President’s wife and hostess. With her behind-the-scenes influence on political policy and her expansion of the ...

Barbara Franklin, whom President Richard Nixon appointed in 1971 to spearhead an effort to bring more women into high-level ...

Diana B. Carlin is a professor emerita at Saint Louis University who has taught courses on America's first ladies and authored book chapters on Martha Washington, Julia Grant, Lady Bird Johnson ...

After Indiana made national headlines for cutting funding to keep Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Gov. Braun taps his wife to find new funding sources.

Mike Braun announced Friday that his wife, First Lady Maureen Braun, would spearhead an initiative to keep Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which helps distribute free books to young children ...