15 Books About Fascinating First Ladies
The new Showtime series The First Lady has piqued our interest in the lives of these remarkable women.
By
Kara Brand | Updated Apr 11, 2022 | Published Jan 19, 2021

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Upstairs at the White House
By J. B. West
Abigail Adams
By Woody Holton
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Louisa Catherine
By Margery M. Heffron
A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation
By Catherine Allgor
Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography
By Jean Harvey Baker
Lady First: The World of First Lady Sarah Polk
By Amy S. Greenberg
Eleanor
By David Michaelis
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story
By Barbara Leaming
Lady Bird: A Biography of Mrs. Johnson
By Jan Jarboe Russell
Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography
By Kitty Kelley
Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer
By Lisa McCubbin
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The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty
By Susan Page
A Woman in Charge
By Carl Bernstein
Michelle Obama: A Life
By Peter Slevin
The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump
By Mary Jordan
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