Martha Washington

✶June 13, 1731

†May 22, 1802

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About their life

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. During her tenure, she was referred to as "Lady Washington". Washington is consistently ranked in the upper half of first ladies by historians.

First Lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797

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Biography from the article Martha Washington on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.