Ladies, First

LADIES, FIRST celebrates 18 first ladies, who, at one point in their lives, knitted, crocheted, embroidered, quilted, cross-stitched or sewed. Their inspirational stories will encourage an appreciation of craft and creativity, patience and perseverance, sacrifice and service, and most of all, the role of the first lady in the history of the United States of America. This unique look at 18 first ladies, from Martha Washington to Abigail Adams to Ida McKinley to Edith Wilson to Barbara Bush, will help readers touch history with a museum-like experience. Each inspiring story gives a glimpse into the minds and hearts of these historic women, threaded together by needlework collected from presidential libraries, historic homes and national parks. Learn about these first ladies' lives, challenges and accomplishments and become inspired to create and make the world a better place, too. Each chapter's visit section offers suggestions to travel throughout the United States or virtually to learn more about the first ladies and their important place in history. For readers 9 and up.