The daguerreotype - an image created through the first photographic process - shows former First Lady Dolley Madison, the wife of the fourth US president, James Madison. The photograph ...

Often called “the first First Lady,” Dolley Madison defined the role of the President’s wife and hostess. With her behind-the-scenes influence on political policy and her expansion of the ...

James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution ... A slight man of less than 100 pounds, Madison's marriage to the buxom and vivacious Dolley Payne Todd surprised many and provided the nation ...

National Strawberry Ice Cream day is celebrated on Jan. 15. Originally believed to be coined by First Lady, Dolley Madison in ...

The third president knew that the whims of nature shaped Americans' daily lives as farmers and enslavers Sara Georgini A new book by historian William E. Leuchtenburg examines how the first six ...