2. objective
• to understand and appreciate the
contributions and roles of the First
Ladies throughout history.
3. to get things started…
• “The role of First Lady is whatever the
First Lady wants it to be.”
– do you agree or disagree with this
statement? Why?
– First Lady, Laura Bush.
20. Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the Daughters
of the American Revolution in protest of its
refusal to allow African American vocalist Marion
Anderson to sing at Constitution Hall.
• taking a high profile moral stand.
23. • Prior to her marriage to John F. Kennedy,
Jacqueline Bouvier worked as a reporter and
photographer for the Washington Times-
Herald, earning $42.50 per week. She wrote a
column titled quot;Inquiring Camera Girl by
Jacqueline Bouvier.quot; Later in her life, Mrs.
Kennedy served as a well-respected book
editor.
• having a career.
24. ponder this…
1. what role is most important for First
Ladies to fill?
2. do you think any of these roles are
inappropriate for the First Lady to fill?
3. how might these roles be different the
first time we have a female president
and her husband is the First Spouse?