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Podcast: Your History Your Story
Episode: S5 Ep11 First Ladies and Daughters of the American Revolution
Description: When George Washington became the first President of the United States in 1789, his wife Martha, like her husband, had no predecessor to model for her new role. Initially, she did not have a title, but soon became known as “Lady Washington”.
It wasn’t until many years later that the term “First Lady” was used on a regular basis to identify the wife of the President and / or the White House hostess.
Over the past 233 years the First Ladies of the United States have performed many duties to support the President and his administration. In additional...