Research Guides
First Ladies of the United States: Media Representation
L to R: Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor, Abigail Powers Fillmore, Jane M. Pierce, Harriet Lane, Mary Todd Lincoln, Eliza McCardle Johnson (Images Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Real World Media
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C-SPAN First Ladies: Influence & ImageAired in conjunction with the White House Historical Association, this series examined the public and private lives of the First Ladies
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Eleanor Roosevelt's My Day ColumnsSee also the White House Historical Association’s “My Day” project
First Ladies in Magazines
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Vogue Archive This link opens in a new windowDigitized, full-color images of every issue of Vogue magazine from 1892 to the present
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Women's Magazine Archive This link opens in a new windowAmerican & Canadian women's magazines including Essence 1970-2000, Good Housekeeping 1885-2005, Chatelaine 1928-2005 and more
Fictional Media
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Claire UnderwoodCEO of the Clean Water Initiative, Second Lady, UN Ambassador, First Lady, Vice President, President. Appears on Netflix's House of Cards.
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Abigail BartletFirst Lady and MD with specialties in internal medicine and thoracic surgery.
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Mellie GrantLawyer, First Lady of California, First Lady of the United States, President. Appears on ABC's Scandal
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Alex KirkmanAttorney, First Lady of the United States. Appears on ABC's Designated Survivor
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The Kid Who Ran for President
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ISBN: 9780590939874Publication Date: 1996-10-01With his friend as campaign manager and his former babysitter as running mate, twelve-year-old Judson Moon sets out to become President of the United States.
