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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. [71] First first lady with an office in the West Wing. [72] First first lady to win a Grammy Award. [73] First first lady to be subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury. [74] First first lady to run for and to win elected office (for senator from New York in 2000). [75]
First woman to earn a Philosophy doctorate degree. [41] [42] 1732 Laura Bassi: First woman to officially teach at a European university. [43] [44] [45] 1874 Grace Annie Lockhart: First woman in the British Empire to receive a Bachelor's degree: 1875 Stefania Wolicka-Arnd: First woman to receive a PhD in the modern era. [46] [47] 1891 Juana Miranda
Bibliography of United States presidential spouses and first ladies; First Ladies National Historic Site; Henry G. Freeman Jr. Pin Money Fund; List of first ladies of the United States; List of First Lady of the United States firsts; Office of the First Lady of the United States
America's newest first lady, Melania Trump, is perhaps the most unique president's wife to ever hold the position. The Slovenian born former model married President Trump in 2005, and later had ...
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.
"First Lady is not an elected position, carries no official duties, and receives no salary."-->First Lady is not an elected position; it carries no official duties, and receives no salary. Done "There is a strong tradition against the First Lady holding outside employment while occupying the office."
The first U.S. Navy nurses, known as the Sacred Twenty, were appointed; they were all women, and were the first women to formally serve in the U.S. Navy. [57] Poet Julia Ward Howe was the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. [58] 1909