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    First Ladies and the Media

    Women who covered or worked for former first ladies participated in a panel discussing media coverage of first ladies. Nan Robertson covered Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, and Pat Ni…

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    The President's Spouse: History

    Panelists talked about the history of the status of the president’s wife and how she became the “first lady,” a more influential and active political figure. They discussed the contributions…

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    History of First Ladies

    Edith Mayo of the National Museum of American History and Author Carl Anthony spoke about the history of first ladies and cited specific examples of unusual activities by presidents' wives. …

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    Women's Equality Day

    Representative Pat Schroeder (D-CO) spoke at a celebration of the 70th anniversary of American women gaining the right to vote. She gave a brief history of the women’s suffrage movement, tel…

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