205 Jeanne Abrams, First Ladies of the Republic

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

Earlyrepublic, History, Benfranklin, Society & Culture, Warforindependence, Earlyamericanrepublic, Earlyamericanhistory, Education, Colonialamerica, Americanrevolution, Ushistory, Benjaminfranklin

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🗓️ 25 September 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

La Presidente? The Presidentess? The First Lady of the Land?

The Second Article of the United States Constitution defines the Executive Branch of the government, the powers it has, and the role of the chief executive, the President of the United States. But what about the position of the President’s spouse?

Jeanne Abrams, a Professor at the University Libraries and the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver, joins us to explore the lives and work of the first First Ladies of the American Republic with details from her book, First Ladies of the Republic: Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and Dolley Madison and the Creation of an Iconic American Role.

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0:00.0	Ben Franklin's World is a production of the
0:02.5	O'Mohandro Institute.
0:04.0	Welcome to Ben Franklin's World,
0:07.5	podcast about Early American History with Liz Covert.
0:11.5	The study of history is key to understanding who we are and how we can affect a better future.
0:17.0	Ben Franklin's world will introduce you to historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our present day world.
0:24.4	And now here's your host, Liz Colart.
0:27.1	Hello and welcome to episode 205 of Ben Franklin's world,
0:31.8	the podcast dedicated to helping you learn more about how the people and events of our early American past have shaped the present day world we live in.
0:40.0	Law President day, the Presidentess, the First Lady of the Land.
0:47.0	The Second Article of the Constitution of the United States defines the Executive Branch of
0:51.0	Government, all the powers it has, and the role of the Chief Executive the executive
0:53.7	of government, all the powers it has, and the role of the chief executive,
0:55.0	the president of the United States.
0:57.6	But what does it have to say about the position of the president's
1:00.5	spouse or partner?
1:02.2	On that, the Constitution is silent.
1:05.1	But as we're about to discover,
1:06.6	presidential spouses have always played important roles
1:09.4	in presidential administrations.
1:11.8	Jeannie Abrams, a professor at the university libraries in administrations. of the first first ladies of the American Republic,
1:22.7	what details from her book,
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