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Caroline Harrison believed firmly that women should pursue activities outside the home and lived according to that creed. As First Lady, she agreed to serve as head of a national committee that raised a much-needed $500,000 for the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as long as the institution agreed to admit women.
Caroline received her degree in music, art, and literature from the Oxford Female Institute in 1852. It was during her school years that she met the young Benjamin Harrison. In August 1852, even though Benjamin was not earning an income, he and Caroline decided to marry. On October 20, 1853, they were married in the parlor of the Scott home.
Caroline Scott was born in Oxford, Ohio, on October 1, 1832 to educator Mary Neal Scott and John Witherspoon Scott, a Presbyterian minister and president of Oxford Female Institute. Caroline, or “Carrie,” studied languages, music, and drawing at the institute, graduating in 1852. 1 She also met Benjamin Harrison, a student at nearby Miami ...
Caroline Harrison. Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison (October 1, 1832 - October 25, 1892) was the wife of Benjamin Harrison. She was the First Lady of the United States from 1889 until her death in 1892. Her birthplace was Oxford, Ohio. Her parents were Mary Potts Neal and Dr. John W. Scott.
Caroline Harrison was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, the literary club Impromptu, and served on the board of managers of the Indianapolis Orphans’ Asylum (later known as the Children’s Bureau Of Indianapolis ). While her husband served in the Civil War, she was a leader in the Ladies’ Patriotic Association and the ...
Married - October 20, 1853 to Benjamin Harrison. Children - Russell Benjamin (1854 – 1936), Mary Scott (1858 – 1930) Education - Oxford Female Institute in Oxford, Ohio. Firsts - 1st First Lady to have a Christmas tree in the White House. 1st First Lady to deliver a speech she had written herself.
Caroline Harrison w 1889 roku. Data i miejsce urodzenia. 1 października 1832. Oxford. Data i miejsce śmierci. 25 października 1892. Waszyngton. Pierwsza dama Stanów Zjednoczonych. Okres.
