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.

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.

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 ...

In this portrait, George Washington (1732–1799) is shown standing on a bluff above the Hudson River with his enslaved personal servant, William Lee, on horseback behind him. (John Trumbull/The ...

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.

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 ...

The documentary chronicles Martha's life as the "original influencer." Martha has been a household name for more than five decades. Now, she's giving viewers a fresh look into her illustrious life ...

Martha Stewart is letting it all hang out. The doyenne of domesticity is cooperating fully in a deep-dive documentary about her life and career — and the project has already been picked up by ...

Martha Washington understood that her life would not be her own once she took up residence in the nation’s first capital, ... and Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information.

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.

After years of delay, the bronze statue of Martha Hughes Cannon currently on display outside the historic Supreme Court chambers in Utah’s Capitol is finally heading to her permanent home in ...

James Ijames is not the first playwright to use Martha Washington as a symbol for America. Edward Albee came up with George and Martha in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” which later ...