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As first lady, Mamie Eisenhower festively decorated the White House for holidays such as Christmas and Halloween. In 1953, she and the president brought back the White House Easter Egg Roll, which had been suspended since 1942.
Dec 17, 2009 · Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979) was an American first lady (1953-61) and the wife of famed U.S. Army commander and 34th president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Ike’s military...
About The White House. First Families. Married at the age of 19, Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower was the wife of the 34th President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and a very popular First Lady of the...
First Lady Biography: Mamie Eisenhower. MAMIE GENEVA DOUD EISENHOWER Born: 14 November, 1896. Boone, Iowa Father: John Sheldon Doud, born 18 November, 1870, Rome, New York, meatpacker, died 23 June, 1951 Mother: Elvira Carlson "Minnie" Doud, born 13 May, 1878, Boone, Iowa; married 10 August, 1894, Boone, Iowa; died 28 September, 1960, Denver ...
Quick Facts. Significance: First lady of the United States and wife of Dwight Eisenhower. Place of Birth: Boone, Iowa. Date of Birth: November 14, 1896. Place of Death: Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, DC. Date of Death: November 1, 1979. Place of Burial: Abilene, Kansas. Cemetery Name: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library.
Mamie Eisenhower lived an extraordinary life, yet she was like millions of American women who gave first priority to home and family. Prevailing expectations in the 1950s were that married women would concentrate on their roles as wives, mothers, and homemakers.
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Eisenhower, Mamie (1896–1979)American first lady from 1953 to 1961. Born Mary Geneva Doud on November 14, 1896, in Boone, Iowa; died on November 1, 1979, in Washington, D.C.; second of four daughters of John Sheldon (a meat packer) and Elivera (Carlson) Doud; married Dwight David Eisenhower ...
