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The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
First first lady to wear trousers in an official first lady portrait. [70] First first lady with an office in the West Wing. [71] First first lady to win a Grammy Award. [72] First first lady to be subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury. [73] First first lady to run for and to win elected office (for senator from New York in 2000). [74]
Yumi Hogan became the first Korean American first lady of a U.S. state and the first Asian-American first lady in the history of Maryland. [312] 2016 Hillary Clinton, first woman nominated by a major political party for president Taylor Swift became the first woman to win Album of the Year twice. [313]
The first lady of the United States (FLOTUS) is a title typically held by the wife of the president of the United States, concurrent with the president's term in office. Although the first lady's role has never been codified or officially defined, she figures prominently in the political and social life of the United States. [1]
[10] [11] 1912 Harriet Quimby: First woman to fly across the English Channel. [12] 1912 Rayna Kasabova: First woman to participate in a military flight during the Siege of Odrin. 1914 Eugenie Mikhailovna Shakhovskaya: First woman commissioned as a military pilot; she flew reconnaissance missions for the Czar in 1914. [13] [14] 1915 Marie Marvingt
Jill Biden, the current First Lady, was joined by all four former first ladies—Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, and Laura Bush—at a tribute service to Rosalynn Carter in Atlanta, Georgia today.
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