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America's first ladies: Ohio library was established in 1997 in their honor

Published: Monday, Feb. 19, 2007 10:39 a.m. MST
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2. James Buchanan was the only bachelor president. His official hostess and first lady was Harriet Lane, who was:

a. the wife of a good friend and Cabinet member

b. his sister-in-law

c. his niece

d. the wife of his vice president

3. What is the official name for the wife of the vice president:

a. Madam vice president

b. Second Lady

c. Mrs. (vice president)

d. She has no official title

4. Name two first ladies who were also the mothers of presidents, and one who was the grandmother of a president:

a.                         

b.                         

c.                         

5. Who was the only first lady born outside the United States:

a. Martha Washington

b. Hannah Van Buren

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c. Elizabeth Monroe

d. Louisa Catherine Adams

6. Match the following first ladies with their occupations:

a. Ida McKinley

b. Grace Coolidge

c. Jacqueline Kennedy

d. Pat Nixon

e. Hillary Clinton

f. Betty Ford

g. Edith Wilson

h. Florence Harding

1. Lawyer

2. "Inquiring" photographer

3. Taught at a school for the deaf

4. Bank teller

5. Dancer and model

6. Government economist

7. Newspaper business manager

8. Jewelry store owner

7. Who had the first baby that was born in the White House:

a. Frances Cleveland

b. Jacqueline Kennedy

c. Martha Jefferson Randolph

d. Eliza Monroe Hay

8. Match the following first ladies with their descriptions:

a. Caroline Harrison

b. Lucy Hayes

c. Helen Taft

d. Florence Harding

e. Lou Hoover

f. Bess Truman

g. Claudia (Lady Bird) Johnson

h. Eleanor Roosevelt

1. A talented athlete, competing in tennis, softball and ice skating

2. Wrote a newspaper column titled "My Day"

3. Helped found Daughters of the American Revolution

4. Created the First Lady's Committee for a More Beautiful Capitol

5. Banned alcohol in the White House

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