Election of 1876
Allida Black talks about this contested election and the mood of the country during this time.
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Allida Black talks about this contested election and the mood of the country during this time.
On location at Spiegel Grove, the Hayes estate, and discusses Lucy's choice of White House China and the repercussions
Guests discuss these movements and the Hayes' relations with them.
My Twitter question about Spiegel Grove, the home of Rutherford B. Hayes and his family.
First lady Lucy Hayes was haunted by the images of intense physical suffering she saw both in hospitals and in her husband's camps during the Civil War.
First Ladies Program: Lucy Hayes (home & china set)
Women who had jobs couldn't control their own paychecks. Men would take the money and spend it in saloons. Discussion based on temperance movement during Hayes' presidency.