First Ladies 1789-1963: Martha to Jackie – Livestream History Program

First Ladies 1789-1963: Martha to Jackie
– Livestream History Program –
 
Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 10:00 AM

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Learn about the important yet under-appreciated history of our First Ladies from Martha Washington to Jacqueline Kennedy, covering the years 1789-1963.

Emphasis will be on the fascinating lives of the First Ladies as individuals, before, during, and after their White House years, and also the contribution each First Lady made to our local, national and world history.

Our educational and entertaining program features:

Martha Washington

Eleanor Roosevelt

Jacqueline Kennedy

Mary Lincoln

Dolley Madison

Julia Grant

Grace Coolidge

Edith Roosevelt

and many more,

Our educational and entertaining program will be in a quiz/discussion format. For fun we’ll provide a simple question related to the First Ladies (example: which First Lady was the first to travel overseas?), followed by the answer, and then a brief discussion on that particular topic (example: travels of the First Ladies).

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This program is hosted by Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organization Washington, DC History & Culture. Before moving to Washington, DC Robert earned a Bachelor’s degree in art history from the University of Michigan and spent the first two years of his career at the Detroit Institute of Arts. He has visited numerous historical sites and museums related to First Ladies (and Presidents) through the United States – and is not affiliated with the Smithsonian.

Please note that Washington, DC History & Culture is an independent, non-partisan organization and all are welcome to participate.

Smithsonian American History Museum – First Ladies Exhibit:

The First Ladies program explores the unofficial but important position of First Lady and the ways that different women have shaped the role to make their own contributions to the presidential administrations and the nation. The First Ladies exhibition features more than two dozen gowns from the Smithsonian’s almost 100-year old First Ladies Collection, including those worn by Frances Cleveland, Lou Hoover, Jacqueline Kennedy, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, and Melania Trump. A section titled “Changing Times, Changing First Ladies” highlights the roles played by Dolley Madison, Mary Lincoln, Edith Roosevelt, and Lady Bird Johnson and their contributions to their husband’s administrations. The First Ladies encourages visitors to consider the changing role played by the first lady and American women over the past 200 years. Numerous pieces from the White House china collection are also on display.

Smithsonian First Ladies Exhibit

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Zoom Connection:

This educational and entertaining program is open to all regardless of age, geographic location, etc. and since it is an online/virtual event via Zoom you can connect from anywhere in the world.

This is a free program – voluntary donations accepted, and greatly appreciated, to support our non-profit community programs.

Zoom events have a limit on the number of people that can participate and therefore the event may “sell-out” once a certain number of registrations has been reached.

Zoom Connection Link Will Be Emailed:

Login info will be emailed approximately 8-24 hours prior to the event to those that registered through the Eventbrite.com (link via Facebook) or Meetup.com web sites.

Please note that clicking “Interested” or “Going” on the Facebook event posting is not a formal registration – you have to click “Tickets” or similar on Facebook to be transferred to Eventbrite.com (Facebook’s ticketing site) to actually register.

If you’ve successfully registered you’ll receive an email confirmation from Eventbrite or Meetup.

If you haven’t received the Zoom connection an hour before the event please contact us.

Zoom Connection Suggestions:

Connecting to Zoom a few minutes early is strongly recommended.

This is a visual presentation so the bigger device screen that you can use the better.

To join the event simply click the Zoom link that is emailed separately and follow the instructions.

If clicking the link doesn’t work you can try copying and pasting it instead.

Depending on the device Zoom may work better in some browsers/devices than others – if one doesn’t work try another.

If you are disconnected for any reason just reconnect.

When all else fails please read and follow the directions. : )