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PHOTOS: First Ladies And Kids Throughout History

The Huffington Post | Erin Ruberry | Posted 05.09.2013 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- First lady Abigail Adams famously urged her husband, President John Adams, to "remember the ladies." As Mother's Day approaches and Amer...

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Goosey Lucy and Gay Marriage

Kitty Kelley | Posted 05.01.2013 | Gay Voices
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Kitty Kelley

For the most part first ladies seldom falter, which is why it was disappointing to read about the wife of a self-described "compassionate conservative" former president fumble on an issue of equal rights.

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Building on Helen Milliken's Legacy

Lisa Diggs | Posted 01.16.2013 | Detroit
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Lisa Diggs

Former Michigan First Lady, Helen Wallbank Milliken quietly passed away in her Traverse City home this week, leaving behind a passionate legacy for women's rights that I sometimes fear will fall on the deaf ears of subsequent generations, including my own.

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State's Longest-Serving First Lady, Women's Rights Champion, Dead At 89

AP | Posted 11.16.2012 | Detroit
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Helen Wallbank Milliken, Michigan's longest-serving first lady and a staunch supporter of women's rights and environment issue...

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Barbara Bush Tells People To Get Over Obama's Reelection

Reuters | Posted 01.16.2013 | Politics
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By Melanie Warner AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush said on Thursday that she's ready to move beyo...

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Ann Romney Beats Michelle Obama in Race to Good Morning America Co-Host Chair

Vanity Fair | Posted 12.04.2012 | Politics
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Vanity Fair

Ann Romney, the most/only sympathetic component of the Romney presidential campaign, is scheduled to guest-host Good Morning America on October 10th, filling in for anchor Robin Roberts.

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PHOTOS: Did Ann Romney Just Get Herself Some First Lady Hair?

The Huffington Post | Simone Kitchens | Posted 10.05.2012 | Style
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See the haircut that's become a rite of passage for presidential wives.

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Are All Presidential Wives The 'Same'?

Slate XX | Posted 09.07.2012 | Women
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When Michelle Obama took the stage at the Democratic convention earlier this week to play the role of Barack’s wife, her carefully crafted public pe...

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Why A School Board Member Is Outraged By Michelle Obama

The Huffington Post | Christiana Lilly | Posted 07.10.2012 | Miami
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First Lady Michelle Obama will be making a stop at a Miami high school Tuesday for a grassroots campaign event for her husband, and a school board mem...

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PHOTOS: A Look Back At First Ladies' Best 4th Of July Outfits

Posted 07.04.2012 | Style
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Happy 4th of July! When it comes to Independence Day style, first ladies carry a special burden. As leading lady of the United States, you're no do...

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Former First Lady Makes 2012 Endorsement

AP | Posted 06.01.2012 | Politics
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LOS ANGELES -- Former first lady Nancy Reagan served lemonade and cookies to Mitt Romney and his wife and offered the presumptive Republican president...

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PHOTOS: First Lady Party!

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 05.19.2012 | Style
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It's been a good 48 hours for famous ladies who lunch together. On Friday, we were practically falling out of our chairs with joy when a bunch of r...

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National Medal Awards at the White House

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 05.01.2012 | Arts
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Barbara Ernst Prey

Every visit to the White House is special, but there is something very exciting about witnessing this event. Perhaps it is because I am a painter and I understand the years of work that went into what they have achieved and I can rejoice with them in their successes.

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First Ladies' Gowns Return To View At Smithsonian

AP | By BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 11.19.2011 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- Dresses, china and mementos dating back to days when Americans referred to the first lady as "lady presidentress" or "republican queen" ...

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Hail to the Chef: The Hamburger of Michelle Obama and the Politics and Pop Culture of Presidential Food

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 09.28.2011 | Politics
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Carl Sferrazza Anthony

Since the dawn of the television age, what a president put in his mouth is seasoned more by politics than what comes out of it.

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A Look At Embattled Dictators' Spouses

Posted 06.20.2011 | World
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United Nations sources claim Britain and France are hoping to slap Muammar Gaddafi's second wife with sanctions that would prevent her from using her ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Obama, Jill Biden Announce New Initiative To Support Military Families

Posted 06.12.2011 | Politics
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Michelle Obama and Jill Biden present a new initiative, "Joining Forces," to help military families. As Jill Biden says, everyone should support "a gr...

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Michelle Obama Makes First Lady History... and What Was She Wearing?

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Carl Sferrazza Anthony

It was a gray dress. Enough said. Credit/Getty Images More vital to the long-term interests of the nation than the clothes she wore one particular...

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America's First Ladies and Their Jewelry

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
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Kate Kelly

The types of jewelry the various first ladies wore and what they spent on their adornments gives an interesting lens through which to view a presidency as well as a specific time period in our country's history.

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First Ladies In College (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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With the release of Laura Bush's book next month and emerging details of her life as a young adult, we wondered what other first ladies were like in c...

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Fashionable First Ladies From Around The World (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
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Fashion and politics go hand-in-hand. As outfits worn by Cindy McCain, Michelle Obama, and Sarah Palin take center stage, we began to wonder what poli...

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Asma Al Assad: Syria's First Lady And All-Natural Beauty (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Nour Akkad | Posted 03.15.2012 | Style
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A couple weeks ago headlines were made when Syrian First Lady, Asma Al Assad invited the Obamas to Damascus. HuffPost readers ended up commenting more...

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Laura Bush Memoir Is Latest In A Long Line Of First Lady Lit

The New York Times | CRAIG FEHRMAN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Laura Bush has made it to about Mile 25 in the political memoir marathon -- past the mega advance, past the leaked details, past the saturation-point ...

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Michelle Obama's Denver Visit (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
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Michelle Obama In Denver: ...

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The White House's Greatest Hostesses

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
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Lesley M. M. Blume

When the Obamas ascended to the White House earlier this year, many Washingtonians breathed a sigh of relief: after serving a grim eight-year sentence...

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