She once even admitted that she fought off boredom at presidential receptions by conjugating Greek verbs in her head. When Grover Cleveland later married year-old Frances Folsom in , Rose gladly stepped down as first lady and resumed her career as a scholar.
Along with publishing novels and criticism, she later worked as the editor of a literary magazine before settling in Italy. Photograph of Margaret Wilson, the daughter of Woodrow Wilson. The free-spirited year-old only held the post for a few months, but she reportedly chafed at its social demands, preferring instead to pursue training as a soprano vocalist. When President Wilson became engaged to his second wife Edith in , Margaret eagerly stepped aside and embarked on a career as a singer, even traveling to Europe to perform for Allied troops serving in World War I.
She later worked in advertising and lobbied for various social causes, but she is perhaps best known for her fascination with Eastern philosophy and Hinduism. Prior to her death in , she became so enamored with the work of a guru named Sri Aurobindo that she relocated to India to live at his ashram. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us!
Twice a week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you. Constitution, however, Mrs. Washington faced a new set of challenges that disrupted her peaceful domestic existence. In mid-May , Martha Washington, Nelly 10 , Washy 8 , and seven enslaved people, set off for New York City, the temporary national capital for the new government.
Almost as soon as she arrived, Mrs. Washington was swept up in the new duties of her position. She was not only responsible for managing the presidential household but also for supervising the domestic affairs at Mount Vernon from a distance. Martha's inaugural journey In addition, in contrast to the agricultural life she was accustomed, Mrs.
Washington faced the unrelenting demands of social life in a big city. Each day, she was expected to dress formally, receive visitors, and make calls on important members of society. Included in the website is the Directory of US Newspapers in American Libraries , a searchable index to newspapers published in the United States since , which helps researchers identify what titles exist for a specific place and time, and how to access them.
Introduction Sketch of President Grover Cleveland. November 13, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Interstate Commerce Committee. Another possible cause for his decision to remain a bachelor could have been a broken heart.
It was said that Buchanan was engaged to Ann Caroline Coleman who was the daughter of a well to do iron businessman. Although he was engaged to this young women, he rarely spent time with her because he was too busy with his political aspirations and law firm to court Miss Coleman properly.
There were speculations that Buchanan only proposed to Coleman because of her prestigious background and was courting other women while engaged to her. When Coleman became aware through others that he may only be interested in her for status and money and his possible infidelity she confronted him, but he denied it. Coleman broke off the engagement after discovering that Buchanan visited the wife of a friend. Later Coleman would die of an overdose of the substance laudanum.
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