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Additional Reading

Jean H. Baker, Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography (1987, reissued 1989), is the most complete account of her life. An abbreviated version is available in Jean H. Baker, “Mary (Ann) Todd Lincoln,” in Lewis L. Gould (ed.), American First Ladies (1996), pp. 174–190. Some of her correspondence, primarily letters written after 1861, is collected in Justin G. Turner and Linda Levitt Turner, Mary Todd Lincoln: Her Life and Letters (1972, reprinted 1987).

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  • Betty Boyd Caroli
    Betty Boyd Caroli has written extensively about American first ladies. A graduate of Oberlin College, she holds a master's degree in Mass Communications from the Annenberg School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in American Civilization from New York University.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: The White House - Biography of Mary Todd Lincoln. Dec 06, 2024
Add new Web site: M Library Digital Collections - Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association - Acts of Remembrance: Mary Todd Lincoln and Her Husband's Memory. Oct 30, 2024
Add new Web site: National Park Service - First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. Aug 21, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jul 12, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Official Site of Mary Todd Lincoln House. Mar 29, 2024
Anniversary information added. Dec 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Menstrual cycle review. Oct 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Women and the American Story - Life Story: Mary Todd Lincoln (1818–1882). Jun 30, 2023
Add new Web site: Mr. Lincoln's White House - Biography of Mary Todd Lincoln. Apr 06, 2023
Added discussion of her perceived duties as first lady. Jan 04, 2023
Add new Web site: The Ohio State University - eHistory - The Life Of Mary Todd Lincoln. Nov 19, 2022
Add new Web site: The White House Historical Association - Biography of Mary Lincoln. Jan 20, 2019
Corrected display issue. Oct 12, 2018
Add new Web site: National Park Service - First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. Oct 20, 2016
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Mary Todd Lincoln. Mar 31, 2014
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Mary Lincoln. Mar 31, 2014
Add new Web site: Miller Center - Biography of Mary Lincoln. Mar 31, 2014
Add new Web site: The White House - Biography of Mary Todd Lincoln. Mar 12, 2013
Add new Web site: The White House - Biography of Mary Todd Lincoln. Dec 28, 2012
Added new Web site: National Park Service - First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. Nov 06, 2008
Added new Web site: The White House - Biography of Mary Todd Lincoln. Aug 13, 2008
Article revised. May 28, 2004
Article revised. Feb 15, 2001
Article revised. Feb 10, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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