The Franklin D. Roosevelt

Presidential Library and Museum

presents a conversation

and book signing

REMEMBER THE FIRST LADIES:

THE LEGACIES OF AMERICA'S

HISTORY-MAKING WOMEN

with Diana B. Carlin

and Nancy Kegan Smith

at 6PM on Thursday, April 3, 2025

In-person: Wallace Center at the

FDR Presidential Library and Home

CLICK HERE to register

Online: Streamed live to

the official FDR Library

YouTube and Facebook accounts

HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum presents a conversation and book signing, REMEMBER THE FIRST LADIES: THE LEGACIES OF AMERICA'S HISTORY-MAKING WOMEN with Diana B. Carlin and Nancy Kegan Smith, at 6:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 3, 2025. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home and streamed live to the official FDR Library YouTube and Facebook accounts. This is a free public event, but registration is required to attend in-person. CLICK HERE to register.

Synopsis:
REMEMBER THE FIRST LADIES: THE LEGACIES OF AMERICA'S HISTORY-MAKING WOMEN explores the evolutionary role of first lady and its historic importance on the American presidency, and shines a light on the influential women who broke barriers and made a mark on our country and, at times, our world, during their tenures in the White House.

The book includes both biographical and thematic chapters. It examines the influence of first ladies on topics such as civil rights, political campaigns, major speeches, and the White House across the span of the nation's history. Profiles of first ladies bring their histories, achievements, and legacies to life. Readers learn about the development and expansion of the role of first lady, from Martha Washington to Dr. Jill Biden, and explores how first ladies have been uniquely positioned to influence American society, policy, diplomacy, and the life in the White House.

The authors write and lecture extensively on first ladies and are founding members of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE).

Diana B. Carlin is Professor Emerita of Communication at Saint Louis University and a retired professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas. She has taught courses on first ladies at three universities.

Nancy Kegan Smith retired in 2012 as Director of the Presidential Materials Division of the National Archives and Records Administration. She is co-editor of MODERN FIRST LADIES: THEIR DOCUMENTARY LEGACY and lectures on first ladies and presidential records.

Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the event.