Feisty First Ladies by Autumn Stephens
About The Book:
Did you know Mary Todd Lincoln was a shopaholic? Have you heard that Mamie Eisenhower was a sleep-til-noon slacker? Which recent First Lady's approval ratings consistently topped her husband's? Part irreverent portrait gallery, part exuberant exposé, Feisty First Ladies and Other Unforgettable White House Women introduces a remarkable array of wild women - from first First Lady Martha Washington to hot hostess Dolley Madison and Harvard-educated Michelle Obama. Author Autumn Stephens also dishes on daughters like Reagan rebel Patti Davis, Tricia Nixon, Susan Ford, and Mary Cheney, who were the tabloid fodder of their day. Laugh out loud funny, and filled with amazing stranger-than-fiction facts from our American history, Feisty First Ladies and Other Unforgettable White House Women is a journey into the realm of the eclectic sisterhood whose outrageous words and deeds have rocked the fusty old foundations of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and the nation!
My Thoughts:
First of all, I love the cover! I found this book highly interesting! I learned so much, while enjoying doing it! I learned Lucy Hayes was the first First Lady to hold a college degree. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the daughter of Teddy Roosevelt, was into witch craft, and she buried a voodoo doll at the white house to curse incoming presidents! Love that! A very interesting, fun book!
About The Author:
Autumn Stephens is the author of the bestselling and groundbreaking Wild Women series. She runs a very popular writing workshop series in the Bay Area and has been featured in Glamour, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the New York Times.
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