The First Ladies

Barbara Perry discusses the legacies that first ladies have left behind years after leaving the White House. This includes how their influence lives on through their post-White House work, their impact on the office of the first lady, and the historical sites and pop culture references that keep them in front of modern audiences. Show transcripts available at https://www.quinnipiacpodcasts.com/the-first-ladies Show music credit: "Winning Elevation" by Hot_Dope.

Newly Paul talks about some of the most famous first lady speeches in American history from Eleanor Roosevelt to Melania Trump. Show transcripts are available at https://www.quinnipiacpodcasts.com/the-first-ladies Show music credit: "Winning Elevation" by Hot_Dope.

Melody Lehn discusses the long and complicated relationship between first ladies and women’s rights from 1776 to Seneca Falls to suffrage to the Equal Rights Amendment. Show transcripts are available at https://www.quinnipiacpodcasts.com/the-first-ladies Show music credit: "Winning Elevation" by Hot_Dope.

Kelly Marino discusses how the advocacy work of first ladies contributed to various campaigns and movements. The forgotten work of Julia Tyler, Abigail Fillmore, Harriet Lane and Florence Harding is explored. Show transcripts are available at https://www.quinnipiacpodcasts.com/the-first-ladies Show music credit: "Winning Elevation" by Hot_Dope.

From Thomas Jefferson’s daughter to James Buchanan’s niece to Grover Cleveland’s sister, other women have stepped into the first lady role and, unfortunately, been mostly forgotten. Mary Stockwell gives these women their rightful place in history. Show transcripts are available at https://www.quinnipiacpodcasts.com/the-first-ladies Show music credit: "Winning Elevation" by Hot_Dope.