FIRST LADIES
The ladies behind the legacies
Meet the American icons who have changed the course of history, from Martha Washington tending to soldiers during the American Revolution to Dr. Jill Biden's modern push for equity in women's health. Get a glimpse into the brilliant minds of these powerful women and be inspired to champion your own cause by their example.
Martha
Washington
1789-1797
Abigail
Adams
1797-1801
Martha
Jefferson
1801-1809
Dolley
Madison
1809-1817
Elizabeth
Monroe
1817-1825
Louisa
Adams
1825-1829
Rachel
Jackson
1828-1828
Emily
Donelson
1829-1836
Hannah
Van Buren
1837-1841
Angelica
Van Buren
1838-1841
Letitia
Tyler
1841-1842
Anna
Harrison
1841-1841
Julia
Tyler
1844-1845
Sarah
Polk
1845-1849
Margaret
Taylor
1849-1850
Abigail
Fillmore
1850-1853
Jane
Pierce
1853-1857
Harriet
Lane
1857-1861
Mary
Lincoln
1861-1865
Eliza
Johnson
1865-1869
Julia
Grant
1869-1877
Lucy
Hayes
1877-1881
Lucretia
Garfield
1881-1881
Mary
McElroy
1881-1885
Rose
Cleveland
1885-1886
Frances
Cleveland
1886-1889
Caroline
Harrison
1889-1892
Mary
McKee
1892-1893
Frances
Cleveland
1893-1897
Ida
McKinley
1897-1901
Edith
Roosevelt
1901-1909
Helen
Taft
1909-1913
Ellen
Wilson
1913-1914
Edith
Wilson
1915-1921
Florence
Harding
1921-1923
Grace
Coolidge
1923-1929
Lou
Hoover
1929-1933
Eleanor
Roosevelt
1933-1945
Elizabeth
Truman
1945-1953
Mamie
Eisenhower
1953-1961
Jackie
Kennedy
1961-1963
Claudia
Johnson
1963-1969
Pat
Nixon
1969-1974
Elizabeth
Ford
1974-1977
Rosalynn
Carter
1977-1981
Nancy
Reagan
1981-1989
Barbara
Bush
1989-1993
Hillary
Clinton
1993-2001
Laura
Bush
2001-2009
Michelle
Obama
2009-2017
Melania
Trump
2017-2021
Jill
Biden
2021-2025