FLOTUS Power: 10 Books on Kick-Ass First Ladies

These First Ladies were leaders in their own right.

By Jessica Ferri & Kelsey McConnell | Updated Oct 16, 2019 | Published May 23, 2016

Buy Martha Washington: An American Life at Amazon

Martha Washington: An American Life

By Patricia Brady

Buy Abigail Adams at Amazon

Abigail Adams

By Woody Holton

Buy Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams at Amazon

Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams

By Louisa Thomas

Buy Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography at Amazon

Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography

By Jean J. Baker

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Buy The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt at Amazon

The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt

By Eleanor Roosevelt

Buy America's Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at Amazon

America's Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

By Sarah Bradford

Buy Lady Bird: A Biography of Mrs. Johnson at Amazon

Lady Bird: A Biography of Mrs. Johnson

By Jan Jarboe Russell

Buy My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan at Amazon

My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan

By Nancy Reagan and William Novak

Buy Hard Choices at Amazon

Hard Choices

By Hillary Rodham Clinton

Buy Becoming at Amazon

Becoming

By Michelle Obama

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