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Abigail Fillmore (née Powers; March 13, 1798 – March 30, 1853), wife of President Millard Fillmore, was the first lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853. She began work as a schoolteacher at the age of 16, where she took on Millard Fillmore, who was two years her junior, as a student.
Apr 18, 2024 · Abigail Fillmore (born March 13, 1798, Stillwater, New York, U.S.—died March 30, 1853, Washington, D.C.) was the American first lady (1850–53), the wife of Millard Fillmore, 13th president of the United States.
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Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about Abigail Fillmore, the first lady who worked outside the home and created a White House library. She was the wife of Millard Fillmore, the 13th president of the United States, and died shortly after leaving office.
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Learn about the life and achievements of Abigail Fillmore, the wife of President Millard Fillmore and the eleventh First Lady of the United States. Find out about her family, education, marriage, political involvement, and legacy.
Learn about the life and achievements of Abigail Fillmore, the first First Lady to have a job after marriage and the first to add a music room and pianos to the White House. She was also the wife of President Millard Fillmore and died in 1853.
When she was first lady, Abigail Fillmore helped establish a reference library in the White House, and she frequently invited popular authors and performers to visit with her at the presidential mansion.
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Yet her accomplishments bear remembering: she founded the White House Library and focused attention on arts and learning -- concerns more often associated with the twentieth-century tenure of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy than with the nineteenth-century first ladyship of Abigail Powers Fillmore.
