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America's First Ladies — from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama
Julia Grant
First Lady: 1869 - 1877
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  • Julia Grant Program
  • Courtship and marriage
  • Family Life in the White House
  • Enjoying being First Lady
  • Entertaining and choosing social allies
  • Political Influence
  • Style and public image
  • Julia's financial gain from memoirs
  • Edith Mayo on Julia Grant's memoirs
  • Richard Norton Smith on gold pricing scandal
  • White Haven: Julia's childhood home
  • Hardscrabble House in Missouri
  • Ulysses S. Grant House in Galena, Illinois
  • Post-White House World Tour
  • Adult Life in White Haven
  • Entertaining Style
  • Relationship with her Husband
  • Ulysses S. Grant Courting Julia Dent
  • Edith Mayo on Julia Grant

Biography

Julia Grant

Ulysses S. Grant
I always knew my husband would rise in the world. I believed he would someday inhabit the highest office in the land. I felt this even when we were newly married and he was making a mere pittance in salary. My sisters used to tease me unmercifully, but you see who was correct!

Born - January 26, 1826 in St. Louis, Missouri

Parents - Frederick Dent & Ellen Wrenshall Dent

Married - August 22, 1848 to Ulysses Simpson Grant

Children - Frederick Dent (1850 – 1912),
Ulysses Simpson (1852 – 1929),
Ellen Wrenshall “Nellie” (1855 – 1922),
Jesse Root (1858 – 1934)

Post White House residence - New York City, New York

Died - December 14, 1902 in Washington, D.C.

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Mrs. Grant was the 1st First Lady to have published memoirs
After leaving the White House, President Grant and his wife made a trip around the world

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