Abigail Adams was the wife of President John Adams and the mother of John Quincy Adams, who became the sixth president of the United States.
1744-1818
1775-1852
Ellen Arthur was the wife of Chester A. Arthur, but died just before he became vice president in 1881, and before James Garfield's assassination would have made her first lady.
1837-1880
Former first lady Barbara Bush, wife of George H.W. Bush, founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. She is also George W. Bush's mother.
1925-
Laura Bush is the wife of 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush. She served as first lady from 2001 to 2009.
1946-
Rosalynn Carter is an American First Lady best known as the wife of President Jimmy Carter during his term from 1977-'81.
1927-
When Frances Cleveland married Grover Cleveland, she became the youngest first lady ever, and the first to be married in the White House.
1864-1947
When Hillary Clinton was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2001, she became the only American first lady to hold national office. She became the 67th U.S. secretary of state in 2009, serving until 2013.
1947-
1879-1957
Mamie Eisenhower was first lady of the United States when her husband, Dwight Eisenhower, was president from 1953 to 1961.
1896-1979
Abigail Fillmore was an American first lady from 1850 to 1853. She was the wife of Millard Fillmore, the 13th president of the United States.
1798-1853
Betty Ford became the First Lady when President Nixon resigned and made her Vice President husband, Gerald Ford, the acting President.
1918-2011
Lucretia Garfield was the wife of President James Garfield and, thusly, first lady of the United States for nine months.
1832-1918
1826-1902
1860-1924
Anna Harrison was a former First Lady of the United States. She was the wife of ninth President, William Henry Harrison, who died after only one month in office.
1775-1864
Caroline Harrison married future U.S. President Benjamin Harrison in 1853. As first lady, she oversaw the installation of electricity in the White House.
1832-1892
1831-1889
1874-1944
Rachel Jackson was the wife of President Andrew Jackson and is best known for the smears about her honor during her husband's election campaign.
1767-1828
Martha Jefferson was married to Thomas Jefferson for 10 years and bore six of his children, but died in 1781, at age 33.
1748-1782
1810-1876
The wife of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson served as first lady from 1963 to 1969.
1912-2007
1830-1903
Dolley Madison is best known as the wife of United States President James Madison, who served from 1809 to 1817.
1768-1849
Ida McKinley was the wife of 25th U.S. President William McKinley. She served as first lady from 1897 until McKinley's assassination in 1901.
1847-1907
Elizabeth Monroe was popular in France as the wife of diplomat James Monroe. As first lady, her sophisticated style was often mistaken for aloofness.
1768-1830
Pat Nixon was the wife of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States. As first lady, she traveled extensively and championed volunteerism.
1912-1993
Michelle Obama is a lawyer, Chicago city administrator and community outreach worker, as well as the wife of U.S. President Barack Obama and the 44th first lady.
1964-
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, noted for her style and elegance, was the wife of President John F. Kennedy and a U.S. first lady. She later married Aristotle Onassis.
1929-1994
First Lady Jane Pierce was married to Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth U.S. president. She suffered from numerous health problems and the tragic loss of her son.
1806-1863
Politically minded first lady Sarah Polk led her husband James Polk’s successful campaign to become the 11th U.S. president in 1845.
1803-1891
Nancy Reagan is a former first lady of the United States, the widow of Ronald Reagan, who founded the "Just Say No" drug awareness campaign.
1921-
1861-1948
The wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt changed the role of the first lady through her active participation in American politics.
1884-1962
Helen Taft was a schoolteacher, political adviser and U.S. First Lady who was the wife of President William Howard Taft.
1861-1943
Margaret Taylor was best known for her marriage to Zachary Taylor, the twelfth President of the United States.
1788-1852
Mary Todd Lincoln was the wife of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States.
1818-1882
1885-1982
1820-1889
1790-1842
Hannah Van Buren was the wife of Martin Van Buren, the eighth U.S. president, but she died of tuberculosis 18 years before he took office.
1783-1819
As the original U.S. first lady, Martha Washington set many of the standards and customs that came to be observed by future president's wives.
1731-1802
Edith Wilson was Woodrow Wilson's second First Lady. When Woodrow suffered a stroke, Edith kept it a secret so he wouldn't lose his position.
1872-1961
1860-1914