2. Balancing Public Duty with Private Life. Unlike modern First Ladies who are often in the public eye, Martha Washington preferred to keep a low profile, emphasizing her duty to family and household.

Why Martha Washington’s Life Is So Elusive to Historians A gown worn by the first First Lady reveals a dimension of her nature that few have been aware of. ... that she kept for personal use.

George Washington is arguably the most important figure in U.S. history, and his wife, Martha Washington, was a constant support during his career. Martha Washington didn’t have an easy life.

3) George had to compete for Martha's hand in marriage. After Martha's first husband, Daniel Custis, died in July 1757, George had to compete for Martha's hand against a prosperous tobacco planter ...

The play also has Ann being Martha’s personal slave among about 200 slaves the Washingtons owned, which isn’t exactly the case. And it has a feverishly dying Martha Washington not freeing her slaves ...

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.