united states changed the role of the first lady.
who changed the role of the first lady?
united states
bullet::::- first first lady to also be the mother of a president.





















































bullet::::- first first lady to have been a second lady.





















































bullet::::- first first lady to predecease her husband.





















































section::::martha jefferson randolph.





















































bullet::::- first first lady to give birth to a child in the white house.





















































bullet::::- first first lady to not be the sitting president's wife. she was his daughter.





















































section::::dolley madison.





















































bullet::::- first first lady given an honorary seat on the floor of congress.





















































bullet::::- first first lady (and first american) to respond to a telegraph message.
list of united states first lady firsts
bullet::::- first first lady to be the granddaughter-in-law of another first lady.





















































section::::edith roosevelt.





















































bullet::::- first first lady to travel abroad while in office.





















































section::::helen taft.





















































bullet::::- first first lady to own and drive a car.





















































bullet::::- first first lady to ride in her husband’s inaugural parade.





















































bullet::::- first first lady to support women's suffrage.





















































bullet::::- first first lady to publish her memoirs.





















































bullet::::- first first lady to smoke cigarettes.





















































bullet::::- first first lady to successfully lobby for safety standards in federal workplaces.





















































section::::edith wilson.





















































bullet::::- first first lady to unofficially assume presidential functions.





















































section::::florence harding.
list of united states first lady firsts