I have spent some time following political causes recently, and found some interesting information. From Martha Washington to Laura Bush, America’s first ladies have been amazing advocates for the public good. Did you know that Martha Washington organized female volunteers to aid wounded troops, benefiting the Revolutionary War Veterans? Or that Dolly Madison helped rebuild the White House by saving many treasures when the British burned D.C.? Lucy Hayes was all about temperance and suffrage, and pushed for women’s voting rights, and Florence Harding was the first First Lady to actually vote. Lou Hoover helped the Girl Scouts with her publicity efforts, while Eleanor Roosevelt was a champion of civil rights. Mamie Eisenhower raised funds for research on heart disease, after Ike’s heart attack, Lady Bird Johnson is well known for her landscape beautification projects, and Rosalynn Carter worked to bring emotional disorders “out of the closet”. If you were first lady, what would you champion?
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9-25-07
ReplyDeleteHi Mrs.Forseye!!!!!!!! whats up im in your alpha 2 class and i LOVE it!!!!!!
i just read “friends of Cathy” and all of your blogs and there really cool!!! i am going to beg my mom to get a wristband because i want to try and help donate. its kind of cool seeing that you have done with this whole thing,my grandfather has had Lung Cancer twice buts it dead, and thinking about how all the time how bad he felt and i tryed to do evrything a could,but you after all of the kehmo (cant spell those hard words) yet you still teach and are sooooooooooooo much fun!!!!! well i hurt my rist and im in an ACE bandage so i cant write much more.
see you Wednesday!!!!
love, Devon!!!