Which First Ladies Have Resembled-Mary Lincoln ?

[Karen S. Campbell]

(08-03-2012 07:06 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:  I suppose what you mean by "resembled." Mary Lincoln and Jacqueline Kennedy had certain things in common: both well-educated, spoke foreign languages, had a child die while in the White House, and have husbands who were presidents that were assassinated.

Yes, you are right. I was thinking of all the negatives. Mary also visited veterans in the Washington D. C. hospitals and worked with Mrs. Keckley to collect items for Freedmen and women.