Presidents and First Ladies Trivia

[Anita]

Thanks for trying Roger and Eva. Like Ida McKinley it appears Elizabeth Monroe also suffered from seizures.

"When Elizabeth Monroe did appear at receptions and other events in which the public would see her, she appeared youthful and capable; yet she was always accompanied and protected by a circle of her female relatives. The White House did not release any information on the details of Elizabeth Monroe's health condition; had it been known that she suffered from what was then called " the falling sickness, " of epilepsy there might have been understanding. Rudimentary ignorance regarding epilepsy at the time, however, led to widespread assumptions that it was a form of mental illness, making it even more unlikely that the Monroes would not have wished to disclose the details.... Elizabeth Monroe was in such poor health that she and her husband had to remain in the White House three weeks after his Administration expired." http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/f...iography=5