first lady of the united states

(noun)

The First Lady of the United States is 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.

Examples of first lady of the united states in the following topics:

  • The First Spouse

    • The First Lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House, traditionally filled by the wife of the president.
    • The First Lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.
    • The use of the title First Ladyto describe the spouse or hostess of an executive began in the United States.
    • The role of the First Lady has evolved over the centuries.
    • The Office of the First Lady of the United States helps the First Lady carry out her duties as hostess of the White House, and is also in charge of all social and ceremonial events of the White House.

  • The Healthcare Plan of 1993

    • Clinton appointed First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton to lead a task force on healthcare reform during his first term in office.
    • The Clinton health care plan was a 1993 healthcare reform package proposed by the administration of President Bill Clinton and closely associated with the chair of the task force devising the plan, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
    • Democrats, instead of uniting behind the President's original proposal, offered a number of competing plans of their own.
    • Once in office, President Clinton quickly set up the Task Force on National Health Care Reform, headed by the First Lady.
    • He asked the First Lady to chair the Task Force on National Health Care Reform.

  • The Founding Mothers

    • Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and Martha Jefferson, as the first three First Ladies of the United States, are often considered the "founding mothers" of the new nation.
    • When John was elected the second President of the United States, Abigail took an active role in politics and policy, unlike the quiet presence of Martha Washington.
    • Martha Washington, wife of the first President, George Washington, is considered the first First Lady.
    • A widow of her first marriage, Martha Jefferson was the wife of Thomas Jefferson, who became the third President of the United States.
    • She was First Lady of Virginia, from 1779 to 1781 during the American Revolution.

  • Dolley Madison and Washington City

    • One of the few bright spots was Dolley Madison, the wife of Secretary of State James Madison .
    • Madison also served, on several occasions, as Jefferson's stand-in First Lady (Jefferson was a widower), and furnished the White House along with architect Benjamin Latrobe.
    • He was elected President, serving two terms from 1809 to 1817, and Dolley became the official First Lady.
    • After the US government officials fled, the First Lady Dolley Madison remained behind to organize the slaves and staff to save valuables from the British.
    • The United States Capitol after the burning of Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812.

  • Eleanor Roosevelt

    • Eleanor Roosevelt redefined the role of the First Lady of the United States and remained politically active after her tenure in the White House.
    • Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 – 1962) redefined the role of the First Lady of the United States.
    • She served as the First Lady from 1933 to 1945, developing and pursuing her own active political agenda.
    • She married Franklin, her distant cousin, in 1905 and devoted the first years of their marriage to raising their children (she gave birth to six children, one of whom died as an infant).
    • She traveled extensively, both internationally and in the United States.

  • Early Efforts in Urban Reform

    • The fire led to legislation requiring improved factory safety standards and helped spur the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, which fought for better working conditions for sweatshop workers.
    • The jury acquitted the two men of first- and second-degree manslaughter, but they were found liable of wrongful death during a subsequent 1913 civil suit in which plaintiffs were awarded compensation in the amount of $75 per deceased victim.
    • Their findings led to 38 new laws regulating labor in New York State, and gave the commission members a reputation as leading progressive reformers working on behalf of the working class.
    • The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) was once one of the largest labor unions in the United States, one of the first U.S. unions to have a primarily female membership, and a key player in the labor history of the 1920s and 1930s.
    • The first, in 1909, was known as the "Uprising of the 20,000” and lasted 14 weeks.

  • African Americans in WWII

    • Consequently, he made the decision to allow African American soldiers to pick up a weapon and join the white military units to fight in combat for the first time. 
    • The vestiges of the 333rd were attached to its sister unit the 969th Battalion.  
    • The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military aviators in the United States Armed Forces.
    • He later went on to become the first African American general in the United States Air Force.
    • The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American pilots in United States military history; they flew with distinction during World War II.

  • Elements of a Hypothesis Test

    • In a famous example of hypothesis testing, known as the Lady tasting tea example, a female colleague of Sir Ronald Fisher claimed to be able to tell whether the tea or the milk was added first to a cup.
    • The null hypothesis was that the Lady had no such ability.
    • The first step is to state the relevant null and alternative hypotheses.
    • This is important as mis-stating the hypotheses will muddy the rest of the process.
    • Decide which test is appropriate, and state the relevant test statistic $T$.

  • Establishing Justice

    • The judiciary is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state.
    • All government officers of the United States, including the President, the Justices of the Supreme Court, and all members of Congress, pledge first and foremost to uphold the Constitution.
    • State courts, which try 98% of litigation, may have different names and organization; trial courts may be called "courts of common plea," and appellate courts may be "superior courts" or "commonwealth courts. " The judicial system, whether state or federal, begins with a court of first instance, is appealed to an appellate court, and then ends at the court of last resort.
    • The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States .
    • Identify the common principles and elements of the justice system in the United States

  • Prefixes and Other Systems of Units

    • SI prefixes precede a basic unit of measure to indicate a multiple or fraction of the unit.
    • The United States, for example, teaches and uses the United States customary units.
    • This system of units was developed from the English, or Imperial, unit standards of the United Kingdom.The United States customary units define measurements using different standards than those used in SI Units.
    • The system for measuring length using the United States customary system is based on the inch, foot, yard, and mile.
    • Units of mass are commonly defined in terms of ounces and pounds, rather than the SI unit of kilograms.Other commonly used units from the United States customary system include the fluid volume units of the teaspoon, tablespoon, fluid ounce, US cup, pint, quart, and gallon, as well as the degrees Fahrenheit used to measure temperature.