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Rose Elizabeth " Libby " Cleveland (June 13, 1846 – November 22, 1918) was an American author and lecturer. She was acting first lady of the United States from 1885 to 1886, during the presidency of her brother, Grover Cleveland.
Rose "Libby" Cleveland was “a woman of unusual gifts, of large and varied information, of vigorous views and strong convictions.” Born in New York in 1846, she was the youngest of Richard and Ann Cleveland’s nine children and the sister of future President Grover Cleveland, who was nine years her senior.
Jun 21, 2019 · The tale of Rose Cleveland and Evangeline Simpson Whipple recreates “the story of one of the most remarkable love relationships between women in American history,” writes LGBTQ history and literature expert Lilian Faderman in the book’s foreword.
Rose Cleveland (1846–1918) Born Buffalo, New York. When bachelor Grover Cleveland assumed the presidency for the first time in 1885, he asked his unmarried sister, Rose Elizabeth “Libby” Cleveland, to serve as White House hostess.
Jun 20, 2019 · Rose Cleveland declared her passion for the woman she had a relationship with spanning three decades in letter after letter.
Feb 20, 2023 · President Grover Cleveland's sister Rose Cleveland served as first lady in 1885. She had a romantic relationship with a woman that spanned decades.
Jun 21, 2019 · Rose, sister of President Grover Cleveland, held the position of first lady for the first 14 months of her brother’s initial term. (Cleveland, who assumed office as a bachelor, is the...
