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Con la nomina di Taft alla corte suprema, Helen Taft divenne l'unica donna ad essere sia First Lady che moglie di un presidente della corte. Morì il 22 maggio 1943, e fu sepolta accanto al marito presso il Cimitero nazionale di Arlington, privilegio che - unica fra tutte le first lady - la accomuna a Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis .
Wife of William Howard Taft, First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913
18 de feb. de 2015 · This series provides biographies of all the First Ladies of the United States, as if spoken by each of them in their own words. This project was completed fo...
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She suffered a stroke two months after President Taft’s inauguration that impaired her speech to the point of having to relearn how to form sounds. During this time, she relied on her sisters and college-aged daughter to substitute for her during social functions. Helen Taft employed African American men as ushers for the first time in the ...
Helen Louise Taft , known as Nellie, was the First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913 as the wife of President William Howard Taft. Born to a politically well-connected Ohio family, she took an early interest in political life, deciding at the age of 17 that she wished to become first lady. Herron married Taft in 1886, and she guided him throughout his political career, encouraging ...
Helen Herron Taft was the First Lady of many firsts. As the wife of twenty-seventh US President William Howard Taft, Helen was born into a family with political connections. As First Lady, she shone. Here is her story.
1 de mar. de 2024 · Helen Herron Taft – First Lady of the United States. As “the only unusual incident” of her girlhood, “Nellie” Herron Taft recalled her visit to the White House at 17 as the guest of President and Mrs.Hayes, intimate friends of her parents. Fourth child of Harriet Collins and John W. Herron, born in 1861, she had grown up in Cincinnati ...
