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Helen Louise "Nellie" Taft (née Herron; June 2, 1861 – May 22, 1943) was the First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913 as the wife of President William Howard Taft. Born to a politically well-connected Ohio family, she took an early interest in political life, deciding at the age of 17 that she wished to become first lady.
Recollections of Full Years is a 1914 memoir by Helen Taft, a First Lady of the United States and wife of William Howard Taft. The memoirs were the first to be published by a first lady. The book serves as "the most important source of information" about Helen Taft. [1] [2]
Helen Herron Taft Manning (August 1, 1891 – February 21, 1987) was an American historian who was dean and acting president of Bryn Mawr College. She was the middle child and only daughter of U.S. President William Howard Taft and his wife Helen Herron .
The 2024 Harding Symposium July 19-20 will feature four descendants of former first ladies Helen "Nellie" Taft, Edith Wilson and Florence Harding.
But the tradition of making a statement through clothing goes back to 1912, when Helen Taft donated her gown from the inaugural ball to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Since ...
The Taft family is an American political family of English descent, with origins in Massachusetts. [1] Its members have served in the states of Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, Utah, and Vermont, and the United States federal government, in various positions such as representative (two), governor of Ohio, governor of Rhode Island, senator (three), secretary of agriculture, attorney general ...
Helen and William Howard Taft married in 1886, and he described his wife as a "self-contained, independent, and of unusual application," calling her a "treasure."
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.