Participants can join in the discussion by either by coming to the Birthplace Visitor Center, or join virtually through the park's Facebook page. Events will be at 3 p.m. ET. The year is listed below, come join us for one or all of the books. The first book will be discussed January 24, 2020, at 3 p.m. (EST), the book is Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly by Jennifer Fleischner. February 28th, Friday - First Lady of the Confederacy: Varina Davis's Civil War by Joan E. Cashin. March 29th, Sunday - Nellie Taft: The Unconventional First Lady of the Ragtime Era by Carl Sferrazza Anthony. April 26th, Sunday - Madam President: The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson by William Hazelgrove. May 29th. Friday - Edith Kermit Roosevelt: Creating the Modern First Lady by Lewis L. Gould. June 27th, Saturday - America 1933 The Great Depression, Lorena Hickok, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Shaping of the New Deal by Michael Golay. July 26th, Sunday - Mrs. Ike: Memories and Reflections on the Life of Mamie Eisenhower by Susan Eisenhower. August 29th, Saturday - Lady Bird Johnson Our Environmental First Lady by Lewis L. Gould. September 25th, Friday - Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer by Lisa McCubbin. October 25th, Sunday - Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams by Lynne Withey. November 29th, Sunday - A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation by Catherine Allgor. December 18th, Friday - Frank: The Story of Frances Folsom Cleveland, America's Youngest First Lady by Annette B. Dunlap. For more information on the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, visit the park's website at: http://www.nps.gov/abli or the park's Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/LincolnBirthplaceNPS. |
Last updated: December 31, 2022