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The First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) is a role that's traditionally filled by the wife of the President.
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She also traditionally serves as an advisor to the President of the United States and is the hostess of the White House.
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The First Lady does not get financially compensated for her job.
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There are currently five living former first ladies.
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The term First Lady was created by the press when they referred to Martha Washington as "Lady Washington."
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When John Adams was writing the Declaration of Independence, Abigail Adams encouraged him to “remember the ladies."
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Dolley Madison was the first American to respond to a telegraph message.
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Sarah Polk worked as her husband's secretary without taking a salary.
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Julia Grant owned slaves during the Civil War, even though her husband was the general of the Union Army.
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Rachel Jackson married Andrew Jackson before she was divorced from her first husband.
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Abigail Fillmore, a former teacher, was the first presidential wife to work for a salary before getting married.
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Mary Lincoln was the first First Lady to hold séances in the White House.
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Eliza Johnson taught her husband, Andrew, how to correctly pronounce and spell words.
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Lucy Hayes hosted the first Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn.
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Florence Harding was the first First Lady to cast a vote.
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Helen Taft was first First Lady to ride in the carriage with her husband during the Inaugural Parade.
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Eleanor Roosevelt was the first First Lady to hold regular press conferences and write a daily newspaper column.
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Bess Truman never gave an interview as First Lady.
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Jacqueline Kennedy won an Emmy Award for her television tour of the White House.
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Pat Nixon was the first First Lady to ever wear pants in public.
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She was also the first First Lady to visit a combat zone when she joined President Nixon on his 1969 trip to South Vietnam.
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Barbara Bush is the only First Lady to ever write a memoir from her dog's point of view.
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Hillary Clinton is the only First Lady who was elected into office in the U.S. Senate and to run for president.
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Chelsea Clinton fulfilled First Lady duties for 3 weeks in 2000 when Hillary went into office as New York Senator before Bill was sworn out.
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Laura Bush is the only First Lady who worked as a librarian.
Happy Presidents Day, and don't forget: "remember the ladies."
