Plunging necklines! Bachelor President! Bralettes! Cocaine! These are just a few of the wonderful things we talk about as we finish up First Ladies month. Debbi brings us the fantastic story of First Lady Harriet Lane who was the niece to the 15th President, James Buchanan and the first to have the official title of “First Lady.”
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Show Notes & Extras
- Gal-pals are Dr. Leah Leach, Katie Harris, Bonnie Fillenwarth and Debbi Sponsler. The gals have already talked about Michelle Obama & Florence Harding & Edith Wilson.
- Get-to-know-you question – if you were First Lady what would your platform be?
- Tangents of bralettes and cocaine
- Debbi’s 1 Cool First Lady is Harriet Lane
- First to have the official title of First Lady (First time in print anyway)
- Lots of death in her early life
- Her uncle James Buchanan always referred to her as “My adopted daughter”
- Hostess with the most-ess. Picture of her at age 15.
- Switching schools and test of faith
- Ambassador to England
- President Buchanan was the last prez before the Civil War and not remembered well regard in history
- First gay president?
- Was his lover William Rufus DeVane King?
- The Pretty Woman situation
- A trendsetter with the plunge!
- Concert nights at the White House
- Navy and Coast Guard ships named after her
- Harriet’s causes
- Famous Visits – Prince Albert in a can joke!
- James Buchanan doesn’t run for re-election
- Harriet marries Henry Johnston
- Tragedy
- Movin’ back to D.C.
- Book – Harriet Lane, America’s First Lady
- First Ladies.org Page
- Harriet Lane Home – The first pediatric center in the U.S.
- 34 page will
- National Gallery of Art
- Founder of the St. Albans School of Choir Boys
- President James Buchanan Memorial debate
- Bringing it all full circle from Michelle Obama to Harriet Lane because of art!
- Support our crowdfunder on iFundWomen we extended the date!
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