has acquired the earliest known photograph of a US First Lady. The quarter-plate daguerreotype of former First Lady Dolley ...

Dolley Madison lived through the two wars that established the U.S., was friends with the first 12 Presidents, and watched America evolve from a struggling young republic to the first modern ...

Often called “the first First Lady,” Dolley Madison defined the role of the President’s wife and hostess. With her behind-the-scenes influence on political policy and her expansion of the ...