My First Lady

As previously said, Barbara Bush was invited to be the 1990 commencement speaker because she placed second in a classwide vote. Her popularity indicates that a sizable amount of Wellesley students thought her visit would be beneficial. The class president, Julie Porter, said, ''I support Mrs. Bush coming here. She's a very interesting and successful lady who lived in a different time. She didn't have the options we have. I think women should be evaluated not on how much money they make, but whether they're happy.'' Porter’s remark brings to mind a very important concept, one that Tyrell felt the petitioners were overlooking: that the progress in women’s rights did not mean the same thing for every woman. Too many of the soon to be graduates, Barbara Bush was an icon, someone to be admired. They believed she had the right to be their commencement speaker, just as much as Maya Angelou (1982) and Gloria Steinem (1986) had.

Obama reminds us of an important piece of history. Education was not always as simple as is is today. We did not always have the rights we do now to be freely educated. At times blacks could not be taught at all for fear of being penalized greatly. At time women could only partake of certain education, never to be higher up, or more successful than a man. On a high note she reminds us that now, in the United States of America we are free to go to school no matter our color, gender, or our religious beliefs. We are reminded that this was not an easy accomplishment for our nation, great loss was to be had for this opportunity of education, and that is why education is to be taken seriously. Obama invites us “If you have a friend or family member who is not taking school seriously go shake them up a bit!” She feels very strongly about this topic of education and does not take lightly her own education. She shares that her schooling was paid for in loans, grants, miscellaneous jobs, and by her dear father. She felt she owed if not to herself, to her hard working dedicated father to finish school and to be successful. To close we are once again reminded by the First Lady that there has been, and continues to be great sacrifice for education so work hard at it. Finally she offers her love well wishes to the graduates of BSU.

The title First Lady of the United States is not a constitutional role but rather an unofficial title given to the official White House hostess1. The first “first lady” was Dolley Madison in 1809. The first ladies usually are confidantes and advisors2. The first lady does not always have to be a spouse and can be, if the president was never married or is a widower, be a related family member3. The responsibilities of the first lady is to be a good public figure and control certain things that go on in the White House. The First Lady is responsible for any of the media appearance of their kids4.

The office, President of the United States of America, is one, if not, the most powerful position in the modern world that any individual can occupy. However, there is another office in the same building and even the same family that garners much less attention: the office of First Lady. For the lack of attention both in historical records, and in public focus, First Ladies throughout the history of the United States have had much more influence and impact than they have been accredited. One such woman, Lucretia Garfield began, in her short term, to change the office of First Lady. Lucretia Garfield challenged the gender normatives of the Gilded Age, and she opened up her role for future First Ladies to exert their bold presence in the White House.

Melania Trump’s seemingly indifferent attitude at public functions combined with her initial refusal to move into the White House has spawned the ‘Sad Melania’ meme and numerous articles questioning her decision to be an ‘absent’ first lady. The tone of these articles and public discussion surrounding Melania is overwhelmingly one of shock and disdain: Melania isn’t acting as a first lady should, and it's yet another sign of the Trump family’s ineptitude. However, the real question created by this furor is not whether Melania will be able to take on the role, it’s whether the Trump administration will adapt to the norms of the often-discussed ‘establishment.’

The country had lost faith in the government during the great depression. The only change coming was the new president elect. When the Roosevelt's enter the white house The first lady was hesitant to be the first lady. The first lady had a agenda of her own she wanted to help women, and slaves earn there indepence. In the beginning she thought being the first lady would interfere with her civil rights work. She was new to politics and cared very little about a cabinet of men with laws she had no say so in.The first lady was stern on her independence that she started holding press conferences at the whitehouse with women journalist only. A gesture like that had never been witnessed from a first lady. All this controversy lead to her popularity and love from the American people. The first lady did a lot of footwork to support her disable husband. If she was informed of Americans suffering she would show up in the flesh spring into action to rebuild a failing situation. Eleanor fought for the underdog the system forgot about she wanted a nation that treated everyone equal regardless of race or gender. Eleanor traveled all over the world engaging with the people. The people loved her because she was down to earth and did not

Over the course of the history of the U.S, many first ladies have helped our country in some way. One of the most active first ladies in history was Eleanor Roosevelt. Even before she was in the White House, she was helping our country in various ways. When she was a teenager she worked with the Red Cross, and was a volunteer in Navy hospitals (First Ladies: an Impact Cornell College). She was best known for her help during the crisis of World War II. She tried to help European refugees on their way to the United States. She also worked to boost soldiers morale, encouraged people to volunteer at local shelters, and helped encourage more women to join the war effort (History.com Eleanor Roosevelt). She also became a leader in the formation of the United Nations at the end of the war (About Education).

The fact that such a remarkable feminist and activist such as Eleanor Roosevelt became the First Lady during an era in which equality was being fought for resulted in a great deal of success. Roosevelt used her “powers” as the First Lady for good, mentioning for Franklin D. Roosevelt to keep in mind the stance and desires of women in the

Every person attempts to change the world within the finite number of days they have to live. For the Roosevelt family, many people renovated the country through political offices. Eleanor Roosevelt, for example, raised the expectations of the First Lady while becoming one of the most admirable women in American history. Although she knew that women were looked down on by society, the former First Lady of the United States aimed to change multiple lives while her husband led the country for twelve years. However, Eleanor refused to rely on her husband’s presidency to change the world, and she continued to advocate for human rights until she passed away. Her goals and aspirations allowed women to imagine their capabilities not only as a United States citizen, but also as a human. While fighting for what she believed in, she became a role model for women and, simultaneously, changed the expectations of the typical woman. Her contributions to the country influenced every mother, sister, daughter, and First

From women’s suffrage activists to female Presidential candidates, America has accomplished a lot on its road to political equality. Forty years ago, electing a woman to hold the office of the President of the United States was an unachievable ideal. This concept was considered too far-fetched. And yet, as a nation, we know that this ideal is now a conceivable reality.

The women that followed Eleanor Roosevelt had a wider path paved for them and big shoes to fill. When America was introduced to this new kind of First Lady, there were different reactions. People were unaware as to how much freedom the First Lady should be allowed when it comes to their role. It was new to have the president wife actually getting involved with political affairs and advocacy.

As the nation’s First Lady, Laura Bush is keely aware of the opportunity she has to share her love of reading with Americans; especially young children. She will use her role as First Lady to encourage people to share the magic of reading and the love of the arts, to promote women’s health care issues, to encourage Americans to pursue the honorable career of teaching and showcasing early childhood development initiatives that show the results on behalf of the children.Mrs. Bush’s passion for literary works was sparked at 3 an early age. As a child, Laura Bush dreamed of one day becoming a teacher. Promoting her dream, Laura was introduced to books at her local library. She was born in Midland, Texas. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education

Eleanor Roosevelt is the world’s First Lady and is an example for an authentic leader. She stood for women’s rights and for the social justice for the poor and disadvantaged. She worked to empower women to participate in voting and in political leadership (Davidson, 2014). As as an authentic leader, she knew the purpose of her work, established and maintained relationships, had values, self-discipline, and passion to her mission (Northouse, 2016, p. 197). Her purpose was to advance human rights and women’s civil rights.

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was born into a wealthy family and was well educated prior to becoming First Lady; however, life as First Lady came many heartaches with the death of her husband, life as Jackie O, and learning how to stand on her own two feet.

Yeah, I don’t really know what I am doing with myself anymore. When we started dating I was confused and scared. I pushed you away. I know and I feel horrible about it. I didn’t mean to but I just didn’t know how to express my feelings for you and I don’t do well with embarrassment or compliments. And It’s easy for me to get embarrassed when someone I like says something nice to me or about me. Later on I heard that you had done some unfavorable things to people I was close to and I became conflicted. Then my friend told me that he wished for me to break up with you. We talk often about me breaking up with you. People thought that I didn’t really love you, to be honest I wasn’t really sure if I loved you. Then thanksgiving came around and I couldn’t see you or talk to you everyday, so I wished to see you everyday. Though that didn’t come through because I ignored you. Though it wasn’t intentional at first as time passed I was afraid of answering you because I didn’t know what to say. I stopped talking because you insisted on buying me a Christmas gift. Which is a nice gesture but I didn’t want you to buy me anything because I was fine with just having you. The last day we were together Jaden said you were upset with me and I understood why I mean I did ignore you that that hurt you so much. But when you said you would ignore me the rest of the day it made me really upset, Instead of being mature and ignoring that comment since I knew you weren’t going to