author: Joslyn Pine
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.20
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2015/01/04
date added: 2015/01/04
shelves: non-fiction
review:
A few years back, I got to go to the Smithsonian American History museum. One of the fascinating things I saw was a display of all the inaugural gowns worn by the first ladies. Due to the fragile nature of the fabric, the dresses were displayed on dress dummies in dim light and appeared to be floating in the dark. In the hushed room, a young boy loudly exclaimed, "Mama! They ain't got no heads!"
With a few exceptions, when we think of the first ladies, I'm not sure we credit them with the intelligence and stamina it surely takes to represent our country. 'Wit and Wisdom of America's First Ladies' sets out to change that over it's short length, and I believe it succeeds. Every woman who was a First Lady in the White House is given and introduction page and a series of quotes attributed to them. This is done in chronological order. You can see the types of things that occupied the First Lady's mind during that time. War, poverty, assassination, illiteracy, and the environment are just a few of the topics that show up in this book.
I enjoyed it immensely. We hear more about the Presidents than their wives, but I was engaged through this entire book. I really liked this chance to get to meet these ladies.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Dover Publications and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this interesting ebook.
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