Martha Washington
Overview
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
, the first president of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is considered to be the first First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States is the title of the hostess of the White House. Because this position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, the title is most often applied to the wife of a sitting president. The current first lady is Michelle Obama.-Current:The...
. During her lifetime, she was known as "Lady Washington".
Martha Dandridge was born at 10:35 a.m.
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I am fond of only what comes from the heart.
I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. We carry the seeds of the one or the other about with us in our minds wherever we go. (to Mercy Otis Warren|Mercy Otis Warren)
I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else, there is certain bounds set for me which I must not depart from...