circa 1800: First Lady Martha Washington (1731 - 1802), wife of American president George Washington. (Photo by Stock Montage/Stock Montage/Getty Images)
circa 1870: Lucy Ware Webb Hayes (1831 - 1889), wife of American president Rutherford B Hayes. A highly educated young lady, she was well loved by the men of her husband's regiment, and a popular hostess even though she prohibited the consumption of alcohol at White House functions. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)
Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln
Wife of President Andrew Jackson of the United States, Rachel Jackson (Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson) (June 15, 1767 - December 22, 1828), circa 1810. From an original engraving by J.C. Buttre. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
circa 1830: First Lady Dolley Madison (1768 - 1849), nee Payne, the wife of American president James Madison and a renowned Washington socialite. (Photo by Stock Montage/Stock Montage/Getty Images)
