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Martha Washington was first lady of the united states from 1789 to 1797. Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was the wife of George Washington, who was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, she served as the inaugural first lady of the United States, defining the role of the president's wife and setting many precedents that future first ladies observed. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.”
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