Mentor, OH
First Ladies Program: Lucretia Garfield (3)
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First Ladies Program: Lucretia Garfield (3)
On location at the Garfield home, where Lucretia acted as a political partner as James held front porch campaign events and where she welcomed guests inside
On location at James A. Garfield National Historic site, which was the Garfield home, where Lucretia created the first presidential library in memory of James
First Ladies Program: Lucretia Garfield (2)
Although she herself did not enjoy the limelight, Lucretia Garfield believed her husband would make an exceptional 20th president. She even went so far as to adopt an alias and travel to New…
Even though Ellen Arthur had died before her husband became president, her memory influenced many of his decisions in office.
President James Garfield describes his wife Lucretia
Carl Sferrazza Anthony talked about the lives of Chester and Ellen Arthur prior to him succeeding James Garfield as president as well as the role of first lady and his sister Mary Arthur's i…
Carl Sferrazza Anthony talked about Mary Arthur McElroy's view on suffrage and civil rights.