Mamie Eisenhower
Mamie Eisenhower was one of the most strong-minded first ladies. She lived in the White House from 1953 to 1961, while Dwight D. Eisenhower was president.
She was extremely beloved because the women of the era really related to her.
Tragedy struck her life very early on, when their first son, Doud Dwight, died of scarlet fever at only three years old.
Their second son, John Sheldon Doud, was born in 1922.
When her husband had to fulfill his military assignments during World War II, Mamie made sure she writes him every day.
His letters to her were later added in a book, “Letters to Mamie” (1978).
