Experts discuss the political legacies and human rights advocacy of Barbara Bush, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama.

Amid constant warfare, climate change, a reduction in mental health across the globe, and the rapid deployment of AI, what does it mean to be a first lady? It is one of the most visible roles, with ...

Jill Biden, the current First Lady, was joined by all four former first ladies—Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, and Laura Bush—at a tribute service to Rosalynn Carter in Atlanta, Georgia today. ANDREW ...

Still, the presidential inauguration has long been an opportunity for the first lady to make an immediate first impression — and they’ve often done so through their fashion choices during the ...

Former first lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance Tuesday as an attendee of the tribute service for Rosalynn Carter in Georgia. The appearance marks Trump stepping into a more traditional ...

Smithsonian curators explore the power of words from the White House E. Claire Jerry and Lisa Kathleen Graddy Harry Truman once said that the “greatest part of the President’s job is to make decisions ...

History shows first ladies hold unique and outsized influence on their husbands. Jill Is the Only One Biden Listens To President Joe Biden's widely criticized debate performance started a vocal fight ...

Since the 18th century messages have been flying across the Atlantic between France and the U.S., with U.S. forefathers including Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams undertaking ...

If you try to look up what the first ladies of the United States really loved to eat, you'll often get their husbands' favorites, recipes the first ladies made often, or recipes that the public ...