Encyclopedia Americana: Abigail Adams Abigail Adams, 1744-1818, wife of John ADAMS, 2d PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and mother of John Quincy ADAMS, 6th president. http: //gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/first/02pw.htm...
Encyclopedia Americana: Caroline Scott Harrison Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison 1832-1892 came to the Benjamin HARRISON White House with a sturdy mixture of culture, graciousness, and long experience in dealing with the public... http: //gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/first/23pw.htm...
Encyclopedia Americana: Edith Kermit Roosevelt The happy, noisy, high-spirited Theodore ROOSEVELTs transferred their headquarters to the White House from their home on LongIsland 10 days after President McKinley's death... http: //gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/first/26pw.htm...
Encyclopedia Americana: Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, one of America's great reforming leaders who had a sustained impact on national policy toward youth,blacks, women, the poor, and the United Nations. The wife of Pres. Franklin D. ROOSEVELT, she was one of the most active First Ladiesas well as an important public personality in her own right. http: //gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/first/32pw.htm...