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Dolley Todd Madison (née Payne; May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849) was the wife of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. She was noted for holding Washington social functions in which she invited members of both political parties, essentially spearheading the concept of bipartisan cooperation.
Dolly Madison is an American bakery brand owned by Hostess Brands, selling packaged baked snack foods. It is best known for its long marketing association with the Peanuts animated TV specials . History
Portrait of Dolley Madison is an 1804 portrait painting by the American artist depicting the future First Lady of the United States Dolley Madison, who had married James Madison in 1794. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Stuart was a leading portraitist who had spent many years in London and Dublin before returning to the United States.
President James Madison and his wife, Dolley moved into the Octagon on September 8, 1814, after the burning of the White House by British forces. President Madison ratified the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, in the upstairs study at the Octagon on February 17, 1815. Dolley was also known to throw parties on Wednesday nights known ...
The Cutts–Madison House (also known as the Dolley Madison House) is an American colonial-style [1] historic home, now used for offices located at 1520 H Street NW in Washington, D.C. The house is best known for being the residence of former First Lady Dolley Madison , who lived there from November 1837 until her death in July 1849.
The DMDE was created by Holly Cowan Shulman working in close collaboration with the Papers of James Madison and Rotunda. The goal of the edition was and remains twofold: to provide a modern edition of Dolley Madison's correspondence; and to provide a model for a born-digital documentary edition in the field of history.
In the documentary — the first episode was released earlier this week — Haddix refers to herself as the “Dolly Parton of chimps,” since she has claimed to own at least seven monkeys in her ...
Mary Estelle Elizabeth Cutts (September 16, 1814 – July 14, 1856) was an American socialite, amateur historian, and memoirist. She exchanged letters frequently with Dolley Madison and, after Madison's death in 1849, spent the last seven years of her life writing and attempting to publish two memoirs.