“Presumably, Dolley Madison understood that and in the process, she formulated the role, customs and demeanor of a first lady,” she said.

It’s about bringing people together.” When his time came, Kaine dipped into history to put in context the accomplishments of the Dolley Madison club and its sister organizations. Founded over a bridge ...

February 05, 2025 Carpenters' Hall is hosting tea parties with a Dolley Madison impersonator The former first lady comes back to life for the February events, which feature finger foods and ...

Washington has known its share of prominent hostesses. As the sociable wife of the nation’s fourth president, Dolley Madison brought together the warring members of Congress at her fabled ...

Madison had no control over Congress, tolerated incompetent subordinates in his Cabinet. A whispering campaign was launched suggesting that he was impotent and that Dolley was unfaithful.

James and Sarah Polk on the portico of the White House alongside Secretary of State James Buchanan, and former first lady Dolley Madison. Image courtesy: John Plumbe, Jr - George Eastman House Polk, ...

For more than 60 years, the museum in Dolley Madison’s hometown has had its own. “Very revolutionary, I mean, before that there were only paintings. Paintings cannot be completely accurate.

The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., acquired the circa 1846 daguerreotype, which depicts Dolley Madison in her later years, at some point in her 70s.

This portrait of Dolley Madison might be the first photo of a first lady The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., acquired the circa 1846 daguerreotype, which depicts Dolley Madison in ...