click image for close-up George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were wed in January of 1759. Both were twenty-seven years old, and they had spent a total of fewer than three weeks together.

Since the days of Martha Washington, the role of the First Lady has been an evolving symbol of influence, style, and advocacy ...

One of the most memorable of such events was the marriage on 22 February 1799 (George's sixty-seventh and last birthday) of Martha Washington's youngest granddaughter, Eleanor Parke "Nelly" Custis ...

Vanity Fair Since Martha Washington’s appearance on George Washington’s Inauguration Day, the fashion choices of the First Ladies have been closely observed, analyzed, and symbolically presented.

Martha saw them off. “I hope you will stand firm,” she told Henry and Pendleton, adding, “I know George will.” The six-foot-two-inch Washington had a way of affecting other men simply by ...

When George Washington was a boy ... in which he freed his slaves on the death of Martha. Washington had been swayed by abolitionists, says a guide, adding that his decision only to serve two ...

The role of First Lady has continuously evolved, with each woman leaving a lasting influence on American society, and as ...