First Lady Michelle Obama presented Chicago Public Library the National Medal for Museum and Library Service this morning. This is the highest honor that a Library can receive! Commissioner Brian Bannon accepted it on behalf of CPL, and it is awarded for excellent service to the community.
Jackie Kennedy had a huge influence on 60’s fashion. As the First Lady, she had all eyes on her, which turned her into a fashion icon. She wore and popularized many of the styles back then, such as structured pieces and the pillbox hat. Today Jackie still remains a top fashion icon and inspiration.
Some push girls rise from the bottom, and some lead the way from the top. Born into privilege, never saw her station in life as anything but a platform to help others. Completely redefining the role of First Lady, she pushed for civil and
human rights. She was also instrumental in the founding of the United Nations. For all her good works, President Truman called her “First Lady to the World”. Or, he coulda just said “Push Girl”.
Tell your friend she’s got a little Eleanor Roosevelt in her. Reblog now to give her a little push.
SIDESHOW: Sometimes there are other ideas that I think would be awesome. So think of these as guest blog entries from other sections of my brain. (See all Sideshows here.)
Book titled Ladies of the White House by Laura C. Halloway which chronicles the social and domestic lives of the Presidents’ wives from Martha Washington through Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, 1881.
In August 1947, Gerald Ford was introduced to Elizabeth (Betty) Bloomer Warren by mutual friends and a few months later they were engaged. The couple had to delay the wedding while Ford planned his first congressional campaign because they were unsure how voters would feel about him marrying a divorced ex-dancer. They were finally married on October 15, 1948 at Grace Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Betty wore a sapphire blue satin dress and a matching hat with a piece of lace from a parasol belonging to her husband-to-be’s grandmother, while Gerald had mud on his shoes from campaigning before the ceremony. “My mother was furious,” he recalled, “but Betty pretended not to notice.”
