First Ladies of the USA 4/6: World War Wives (1893-1945)

[@soulfoodsmama2980]

“Florence loved to go to the theatre while her husband preferred to watch strippers...” Girl, I hear you.

[@PHSDM104]

I nearly choked on my soup. 🤣

[@Tempest78]

Hubby was at the “Gentleman’s Ballet”🤣😂🤣

[@DanielleDOrnellas]

The accuracy

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

She said that so smooth.

[@retroguy9494]

UGH! She was being kind to old Warren. The "little house on K street" was famous at the time because its where Harding and his friends went to meet women and drink. It was the 'best known secret' in Washington at the time.

[@andromeda331]

Eleanor was just so amazing. She did so much. I liked how she traveled to poor parts of the country too. I always liked Grace taught at a deaf school.

[@eleanorturner4651]

And also Eleanor Roosevelt was very influential in getting a black squadron which was called the Tuskegee Ammon she even flew in a plane with one just to prove that blacks were intelligent enough and are intelligent enough to fly airplanes!!

[@est9949]

In my experience, LGBTQ people on average tend to be more radically progressive and empathetic about the suffering of other groups of underprivileged people than cis-straight people, becuz they know what it feels like to be oppressed and discriminated against. Elenor is one of such examples.

[@areiaaphrodite]

FDR was a great President but I have a feeling that Eleanor would have been an equally as great of a President, or maybe even better, had she been given the opportunity.

[@andromeda331]

She would have. I've thought that about other First Ladies too. Like Abigail Adams.

[@Steffie_UhOh]

I admire Eleanor the most out of the First Ladies and Abraham Lincoln out of the presidents. I have found myself reading biographies and autobiographies of both of them lol

[@reniasva]

Couldn't agree more. The show "First Ladies" was really great at showing this.

[@areiaaphrodite]

@@reniasva Yes I love that show!

[@ashleykane4951]

Agree 💯 !!!!

[@chrisgeenadriver1631]

That's lovely that William McKinley was such a lovely husband.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Great man.

[@thunderbird1921]

Great husband, controversial president is my view on him. His legacy is rather complex with the Spanish-American War and other matters.

[@A-Gordon-Brown-Stan-Account]

Kind of adorable if you ask me.

[@PreziesLover327]

@@A-Gordon-Brown-Stan-Account Kind and adorable if you ask me!! I am a baby boomer who has admired McKinley on-and-off and now on for good. An attractive and personable person, he was very religious and showed exemplary devotion to his wife.

[@LeahWalentosky]

Theodore Roosevelt had a large influence on Elenor’s life, was her foster father and helped her come out of her shell. She was included in family gatherings along with his other children. He was effected by his brother’s death and wanted to make sure his niece was provided for. He would often take her on row boat rides to talk to her like a father does.

[@mohameddiaby835]

I have been trying to find something on the relationship between those two (TR and Eleanor). Do you have any recommendations? I have read a ton of books on TR and Eleanor, sometimes for the sole purpose of finding the depth of their relationship. But mostly to avail.

[@twilight-princess240]

​@@mohameddiaby835 there's documentaries on the Roosevelts, I remember watching one and it was really cool to learn more about its members

[@algini12]

My favorite Eleanor story is that she became good friends with a Russian soldier who toured America to promote war bonds. The soldier was a woman named Lyudmila Pavlichenko. She was a sniper with over 300 kills. Her nick name was Lady Death. When Eleanor visited Russia, they tried to stop her from visiting her friend (Lady Death). But Eleanor insisted and visited her at her small home. This is one of the most interesting and unlikely friendships I have ever heard of.

[@retroguy9494]

Well, she was accepting of just about anyone it seems. I mean, look at all those old lesbos she was always running around with! LOL

[@jaybee9269]

That’s quite a story!

[@twilight-princess240]

I think Pavlichenko is considered to be the female sniper with the most credited kills today as well

[@71lizgoeshardt]

Oh... Ida McKinley. I just got so emotional for her.

[@hyperactivehyperbole]

0:17 Jackie Kennedy and Prince Philip looked to be genuinely having a great time! So nice to see a happy picture of either of them, and both of them in the same picture, truly unique!

[@heidibock1017]

I feel like ending on Eleanor was appropriate, because it's probably near impossible to top her! What a sad childhood, but an amazing and meaningful life!

[@LittleMissLounge]

I would absolutely watch a movie or miniseries about Florence Harding. It could be based on her actual life or an alternate history where she becomes president instead of her husband.

[@pinklovenikki]

i was just thinking this! what a badass this woman was!

[@retroguy9494]

They were being kind to her here. She was a social grabbing upwardly mobile person who was unstable. She pushed Harding into the presidency. He was happy and wanted to stay in the Senate. Read Lillian Rogers Parks book "Backstairs at the White House." She and her mother were maids there and her mother tended Florence Harding through her illnesses and 'episodes.' Here is an interesting fact. When Warren died, she refused to leave the White House and Calvin Coolidge had to live at the Willard Hotel until she decided to vacate.

[@LittleMissLounge]

@@retroguy9494 Yeah, I wasn't indicating she was what we'd call a "great person", just a very interesting one I'd love to see portrayed in media.

[@retroguy9494]

@@LittleMissLounge It sure would be interesting if they portrayed her accurately!

[@chrisgeenadriver1631]

What an absolute legend Eleanor Roosevelt is ❤️

[@karenkratzer7036]

I knew Eleanor Roosevelt did some things but didn't know how much she did. And I never heard that her husband had a mistress.

[@Pinkladyisv]

She sounds so awesome! It’s wonderful to hear about her sticking about for minorities and encouraging other women to work if they wished to.

[@twilight-princess240]

Definitely. She was an amazing woman and First Lady, the definition of the role of First Lady today is largely thanks to her

[@twilight-princess240]

@@karenkratzer7036 When she found out her husband had a mistress, she resolved to seek fulfillment in having her own public life. I hope she found the fulfillment she was looking for in all that she did before, during, and after her tenure as First Lady.

[@retroguy9494]

@@karenkratzer7036 A mistress? LOL He had SEVERAL over the years! FDR was a real ladies man. And don't think that polio slowed him down either! Even his own cousin, who he was ALSO doing, wrote in her diary which was discovered after her death that FDR was 'very much still a man' when it came to...well, you know! LOL

[@phantomlover1467]

Thank you for posting this video so soon. I've been SO EXCITED for this episode! I especially loved the Eleanor Roosevelt section. She's one of my favorite historical figures.

[@alexhoover2270]

yes what a way to start the afternoon with history loving this first Lady video series 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@harleykenn13]

wow imagine if some of these women were presidents instead of their husbands, the US/ world would have been a different place.

[@ChibiProwl]

True. I have to wonder what Mrs. Edith Wilson and Mrs. Roosevelt (both of them) would have been capable of as Lady Presidents.

[@twilight-princess240]

@@ChibiProwl I often wish Eleanor Roosevelt got the chance to be Mrs. President, she might have done a lot as First Lady, but she might have done a lot more as president

[@ChibiProwl]

@@twilight-princess240 True.😎

[@MarianneKat]

Mrs Wilson was unofficial president when he had brain bleeds/ strokes for at least a month.

[@neenazeebee]

I know from Lindsay's previous videos that women lost children to disease and disaster. But it feels like the Presidential families had a lot of children die. To the point where I would like to see how many of them have living descendants.

[@here_we_go_again2571]

That would be interesting. It wasn't only "women losing children" Before the creation/ invention of "miracle drugs" (used by the military during the closing days of WW2, and afterwards by the public) *death rates were high* Often an infection from a wound or as a secondary infection (usually pneumonia) from an illness resulted in death. *Maternal and infant* *death rates were very high.* Only one out of every four people born made it to adulthood prior to modern sanitary water and sewers in cities (mid- late 1800's) the death rate in cities was enormous. Before the advances in agriculture post- WW2, famine was common not only in Africa but also in Europe and even in the USA (Although the US had much more farmland than many other countries and relatively good transportation -- rivers that were interconnected)

[@MarianneKat]

Early Washington DC was built on a swamp, and sewage was dumped in directly. It theorized that's why Lincolns son died of typhoid, and Harrison died of gi fever not actually pneumonia.

[@neenazeebee]

@@MarianneKat i could believe that. Even still, as the videos progress the presidential children seem to live tragic and short lives.

[@retroguy9494]

Oh, I can answer THAT one for you! Its 36 out of 46. Washington, Madison, Jackson, Polk and Buchanan (who was gay) never had any children. In fact, the main reason Washington was chosen as the first president was due to the lack of children. The founders were fearful of a political dynasty much like a monarchy where the presidents kids would take over. With the rest, their direct genealogical lines have simply died out. Some of them died out really rather recently. For instance Lincoln's descendants died out in 1985 with the death of his great grandson who never had any children. The others are Pierce who had sons but none survived to adulthood. In fact, one of them actually got decapitated when he fell between railroad cars right in front of his parents on the way to Pierce's inauguration. Fillmore had 2 children, a boy and a girl but neither of them married or had children. Arthur's line died out in when his grandson died in 1972. And finally McKinley had 2 daughters but as we learned here, neither lived to adulthood.

[@phtuber5469]

@@retroguy9494 Its 35 out of 45 actually because Cleveland is counted twice. He had two non consecutive terms so he is counted twice even though it is the same guy, so technically its 35 different families because his is counted twice.

[@ginadelfina5887]

Wow, I am really enjoying this series! There are so many pieces of information that I've never heard before. For example, I never realized that the Hoovers were such interesting people, & such equal partners, too. I really appreciate all the work you put into the research & the visuals.

[@tigrovna_]

It's a bit silly but I love the mental image of the first lady secretly serving liquor in the middle of Prohibition

[@twilight-princess240]

I was really looking forward to this video, especially to hear about Eleanor Roosevelt. There are a lot of first ladies that I admire, but if I were to be honest, I think Eleanor is the one I admire the most with all that she did. Of course she wasn't perfect and she had her shortcomings, but I think she's one of the greatest first ladies this nation has ever seen, especially since she was the one who really redefined the role of First Lady into what it is today.

[@zakattack8624]

I'm not sure why, but each of these videos bring me to the edge of tears. Not sure if some of the lives are depressing, or if America seems alien from what it is now today.

[@karenkratzer7036]

America is a depressing place now. But it seems a lot of the children have died of Tuberculosis.

[@doreensika837]

I think you should do political mistresses. That I would love to hear

[@karenkratzer7036]

That would probably a lot longer than this six part series.

[@doreensika837]

@@karenkratzer7036 I don’t mind.

[@retroguy9494]

Well, I DO know THIS much. In modern times, very few presidents since Teddy Roosevelt have NOT had mistresses. The jury is still out on Obama as nothing has surfaced yet, but the rest of them did except for Truman and Reagan. Well, there were some rumors about Coolidge but nothing concrete has surfaced there either. Hell, even WASHINGTON had a little on the side!

[@jencookie2920]

"Ida visited her husband's grave each day [for 6 years]." Romance is not dead.

[@epcotethan9557]

My friend, Joyce Covey, wrote a great children’s book on Edith Wilson: How the Sheep Helped Win the War. I live near, and have visited, her birthplace many times.

[@michaelkfoury9467]

Thank you for creating such a great series. If possible, could you make videos on Royal visits to America during the FDR administration? Such as King George VI's and Queen Elizabeth's 1939 visit, or a video on Crown Princess Martha of Norway and her time spent in America during WWII. Please don't feel pressured to do so, I just think they would make great videos.

[@NatashaPuteri]

Eleanor Roosevelt is such an icon

[@CantonGirl1981]

I’m glad someone finally mentioned that Ida Saxton McKinley was a bit of a boss babe before she was married.

[@AmandaArnold]

TBH I think there should have been an episode just for Eleanor Roosevelt. She was First Lady for just over 12 years and really set a lot of precedents for future First Ladies, as well as accomplishing so much during and after FDR’s presidency. She was fundamental in running the UN in its infancy and influenced presidents up to and including JFK. She was not only First Lady longer than any other, but arguably accomplished far more than any other First Lady, all while dealing with WWII and immense family tragedy. She didn’t have the aspirational marriage of some first families, like the Obamas or the Carters, but she used her reputation, position, and influence to move mountains in her own right.

[@Kerriangel]

I genuinely didn’t know that Florence Harding was such a badass

[@essencetune7341]

Yeah, and her father must've lost the power of speech when the guy he threatened became president. Good. Though he must've been manically laughing when it was discovered her husband was a cheater. Dang it.

[@retroguy9494]

She wasn't. She was a sickly, unstable woman who was upwardly mobile and forced her husband into something he did not want. You need to read up on her.

[@wannerandrewlawrence4167]

@@essencetune7341 her father died before Warren became president.

[@PreziesLover327]

@@retroguy9494 Florence was not a friendly woman. While she ran the Marion, Ohio newspaper business, she inflicted physical abuse on some paper carrying kids because they did not follow her strict rules to her liking.

[@retroguy9494]

@@PreziesLover327 Yep. Like I said in my comment, she was an unstable woman. Kind of ironic when you consider she only ran that paper for a short time while Harding himself was in a sanitarium for depression!

[@Nikki-tx6kh]

She liked to crochet slippers and made thousands for her friends. I didn't knew I had something in common with a First Lady.

[@retroguy9494]

You have seizures too? 😜

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

Fun fact- Abraham Lincoln had a pair of handmade goat themed slippers

[@anitamalo7919]

I am not from USA ( I am from Bangladesh) But I feel addicted to you videos about the first ladies of USA

[@MarianneKat]

It's interesting to hear about other leaders and their families, as an American😊

[@tabby5228]

I know Canton Ohio had a First Lady museum, now I should actually check it out.

[@mandymagnolia1966]

I remember when I was in 3rd grade, we went to the grave where McKinley and his family are buried. It was always so sad to see the little plaques for their children on the wall 😔

[@mlpfamhearts6996]

This was very interesting and I really enjoy ur videos. I hope one day you cab do videos about each of the 4 beauties of ancient china. Especially Yang Guifei. They have very interesting stories.

[@brettlarch8050]

Of course Eleanor is the last. Always save the best for last

[@clarah.9681]

How did you comment that 8 days ago? It was released 5 mins ago

[@brettlarch8050]

@@clarah.9681 I have a subscription to her patreon and got early access. It’s literally $1

[@clarah.9681]

@@brettlarch8050 but it’s the same day and it says 9 now so I’m still confused

[@brettlarch8050]

@@clarah.9681 Go to her patreon.

[@brettlarch8050]

@@clarah.9681 You’re not very bright, are you?

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

I have massive respect of Eleanor Rosevelt!

[@feverspell]

I know it's not really funny, but there's something humorous in the juxtaposition of Florence Harding enjoying the theater while Warren enjoyed watching strippers. You've got your high brow and your low brow covered.

[@chrisgeenadriver1631]

Lou was instrumental in the girl scout cookie fundraiser. Monica: Alright, I'll take one box of the mint treasures; one, and that's it. I-I started gaining weight after I joined the Brown Birds. Remember, Dad bought every one of my boxes and I ate them all? Ross: Uh, no Mon. Dad had to buy every one of your boxes because you ate them all.

[@retroguy9494]

😂🤣👍

[@wonderwoman2435]

Funny that! My parents signed me up for the 'Brownies' when I was seven, in 1973.To mother's dismay; it didn't end well. I was what could only be described as a tomboy and hated the tedious meetings. I wanted to DO THINGS. Thankfully, my father had my back.

[@retroguy9494]

@@wonderwoman2435 You want to hear a GOOD one? I come from a very small town. Around the same time that you joined the brownies, a young woman, her husband and toddler moved to town. She became the brownie leader. To this very day, almost 50 years later, she's STILL the leader! LOL The funny thing is, no one liked her or could stand her. My parents generation, mostly dead now, couldn't stand her. Neither could mine. NOW, the newer millennial parents don't like her. But yet, she survived all these years!

[@alexissey4023]

That’s interesting she was able to stay as leader for several decades of no one liked her. Surely with enough complaints she would be been booted. I wonder what made her so unlikable. Is she still around?

[@mygreenfroggy]

One branch of the Roosevelts pronounced their name Rose-uh-velt and the other branch pronounced it Roos-uh-velt. I think Franklin's branch were the Roos-uh-velts.

[@retroguy9494]

No you have it backwards. Although if you hear Franklin pronounce his last name on newsreels and speeches, he always said 'Rose-uh-vult.' So he didn't even pronounce the 'velt' like both branches did.

[@shighbenable]

McKinley Momument is a stones throw away from me. It’s a popular spot for exercising in the park as many people use the steps to run laps up and down on.

[@piratesswoop725]

6:42 At first, I was going to tell you the photo you have of Robert Taft is of William and Nellie’s great-grandson, Bob Taft, who was governor of Ohio, but that actually is their son Robert! Robert is Bob Raft’s grandfather and if you look up photos of him, he is a dead ringer for his grandfather. What a family resemblance!

[@Richardsonprincess00]

Battle of the Roosevelts...that's a history of the making (let's do the family tree of the Roosevelt) between the Republican Teddy Roosevelt to Democrat Franklin Roosevelt. No wonder generations of titans hated Roosevelts very much.

[@Farrah300]

Eleanor Roosevelt may not have been the most beautiful First Lady, physically, but her beauty was from within which is what truly counts.

[@tammydreamwriter2877]

Wonderful series as always!

[@creature57]

You sound like you still have a cold Lindsay. Thanks for doing this work for us to be able to enjoy your videos. Feel better.

[@suzyqew3003]

Oh Eleanor, got me crying over here

[@BlindingDarkness1111]

The First Lady preferred the theater, while the President preferred stripers...and that pretty much sums up America's political system.

[@disaintyopot]

Literally tho… i think most of the first ladies would make better presidents than their spouses

[@BlindingDarkness1111]

@@disaintyopot I look forward, with great hope, that one day free people will choose leaders who can lead...making choices to eliminate all works to eliminate. Our world is filled with greatness that is unexpressed simple because...I hope that from history we can learn and allow greatness to be, regardless of packaging.

[@abbyginge03]

The McKinley monument is truly a beautiful one to visit even if the stairs are a pain to walk up. I spent my childhood visiting the monument and museum very often

[@xrarelightx]

wow I had no idea Eleanor Roosevelt did so much. What a badass! Thanks for bringing all of these wonderful women to light!

[@racheldianeames3729]

Please do a video on the descendants of the children of edith and theodore roosevelt

[@MyDarkmarc]

Especially his first born Alice who lived until 1980.

[@retroguy9494]

@@MyDarkmarc UGH Alice was a real bitch! Right from the start. She even bullied her only child, who ended up killing herself with sleeping pills at the age of 31.

[@ladylaura8038]

Grateful for FDR’s mother for not letting Franklin divorce Eleanor!! She still would’ve been an activist I’m sure but as First Lady she was able to do so much more for our country!! 💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@ethanramos4441]

“X the light has gone out from my life” Theodore Roosevelt

[@tylishaqueenoceanriver1676]

I always look forward to your videos miss holiday you are so great I can’t wait for more

[@yvonnefarrell1029]

Thank you so much for this - the presentation, information and images!

[@essencetune7341]

2:50 You know you're a good husband when, 3:10 I see jealousy wasn't off the table for those guys

[@valenciaboyland6825]

You do such a good job on your videos

[@littlehouseinthebigapple5716]

I had to go ahead and google Bright’s disease (since it’s come up a few times) AAAAND google when the heck tuberculosis finally got effective treatment! My goodness… I hope she doesn’t have to say he/she died of tuberculosis any more in this series! Makes you so grateful for modern meds. 🤘🏼🙌🏼

[@shannonmorrison7455]

Thank you so much for another video. I love your videos

[@thompsonsantiago8621]

👋

[@ethankenney698]

I really like this series and think you’re doing a great job. However, I believe President Roosevelt died during his fourth term, not his third.

[@lisahipkiss1849]

Yes, he died about three months into his fourth term.

[@paulaburnett5587]

Thank You for all the wonderful videos you post. I have been watching your programs for a long time and look forward to each one you post. This one hits close to home for me since my daughter is named Eleanor. It was my great grandmother's name and I was a fan of Eleanor Roosevelt and all she did as First Lady and even after she left the White House. I enjoy how you present your videos and how much preparation you must do to keep all of us informed with what you have learned. I look forward to your videos and watch them over again when you have multi-part series. Keep up the great work you do..It really has been life saving during this pandemic for me.

[@heden1460]

This is a very good series.

[@kentanderson9432]

Enjoying this series very much, Lindsey. Thank you!

[@meumnomen]

Eleanor was the best of all the First Ladies

[@Magdalenkaization]

Because she was First Lady MUCH LONGER time than the others.

[@mhope6899]

Another excellent video!

[@Dresdenflower]

FYI, FDR died while in his fourth term, not third.

[@Richardsonprincess00]

True

[@PreziesLover327]

@@Richardsonprincess00 But just barely in his 4th term which was only a few months.

[@kayzeaza]

I can’t believe Florence Harding almost died from her husbands second affair and only wanted to get better because her husband needed her. Like girl dump this man’s ass and get someone as loyal as yourself!!!

[@retroguy9494]

She wouldn't dump him because she was upwardly mobile and wanted to be in the White House. And she KNEW she could bully him into it. He didn't WANT to be president. She pushed. He was happy in the Senate. Harding had NUMEROUS women. There was a tunnel that used to be used to sneak his women into the White House. Rumor has it that same tunnel was used for JFK's women as well!

[@travelseatsyellowlab]

Margaret Wilson died at just 57, not 87. Eleanor Wilson McAdoo was not born in the South, but in Connecticut. Eleanor Roosevelt knew more about politics than her husband as she was groomed by Anna Roosevelt Cowles, Eleanor's aunt, Theodore's sister, who had also been a political mentor to Theodore. She was also wealthier than her husband in the early days of their marriage and earned so much money, much of it she donated, during her years as first lady that it gave FDR a run for his money.

[@retroguy9494]

Its true she had more money than FDR. Her branch of the family was wealthier. You also have to remember that FDR's mother controlled all his money, even when he was president! He did not get his inheritance/trust fund until his mother's death in 1941, just 3 and a half years before his OWN death!

[@suzyfarnham3165]

Yes..only their youngest daughter was born a Yankee she returned to Georgia for the births of the the others, even though they were living up north in Pennsylvania.

[@avaglennon9873]

A handkerchief over her face?! I feel like that would look even more odd than her having a seizure in public

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

It was to hide her facial contortions.

[@rhondamagee7459]

FDR was diagnosed with Guillain Barre syndrome, after his death (I believe). Children are most often diagnosed with polio, not adults.

[@twilight-princess240]

We're not entirely sure if it was actually Guillain-Barre syndrome, but many of his symptoms do fit GBS, so it could be that or something else. I don't think we'll know for sure what he actually had.

[@retroguy9494]

He was NOT 'diagnosed.' Its just a theory based on modern understanding of BOTH diseases. Twilight is correct. We will NEVER know at this point for certain what it was as the man is long gone and I don't even think if they dug him up at this point they would be able to tell!

[@twilight-princess240]

@@retroguy9494 yeah, his body has long decomposed by now and I don't think bones will be of much help in figuring out what illness he had

[@retroguy9494]

@@twilight-princess240 Well, sometimes they can be, but not in the case of these two diseases. At least I don't THINK so. I've actually been to FDR's home, library and grave site in Hyde Park. He's one of my heroes. He was a truly remarkable man for what he was able to accomplish given his disability. Which was far worse than anyone imagined up until perhaps 20 years ago.

[@chrisgeenadriver1631]

Love that one of the Sons is called Kermit 😊

[@essencetune7341]

So far, I've noticed out of all these videos only about 7 were true loving marriages. That's a shame.

[@wannerandrewlawrence4167]

The Coolidges were one of them.

[@In_TheMoonlight]

All of these women are so incredible and rightly earn their places in the history books! I've learned so much from this video.

[@kayzeaza]

Margret Wilson looks like she could be her fathers sister! The resemblance is uncanny!

[@kristitedrow1577]

Love this. Thank you!

[@robinhumphrey2692]

One of your most interesting videos yet.

[@GrandDuchessAniya]

Actually, WWII, not the New Deal, got the US out of the Great Depression. In fact, the courts ruled several New Deal programs were unconstitutional. In addition, FDR died shortly into his fourth term. Finally, Eleanor's first name was Anna, not Anne. Their only daughter also was Anna.

[@retroguy9494]

Only TWO New Deal programs were ruled unconstitutional. The National Recovery Act and the Agricultural Adjustment Act. The latter was rewritten, however, and upheld. But you're right about WWII getting us out of the depression. When we switched from a domestic to a wartime producing economy. And we STAYED that way until Clinton put us back on the domestic one in the 1990's!

[@supaspydamn]

Wow this one was really great! thank you

[@kmrose]

Have you considered doing a series of videos on non royal female leaders?

[@theleolover3408]

Yessss!!! I'd love to see that!

[@kalebwick3429]

What’s interesting about Ida McKinley is that after her husband’s murder, though her depression increased, she never had another seizure again, though it is rumored a seizure caused her death, but this is unconfirmed.

[@withonelook1985]

Grace Coolidge had very little interest in politics, which works because neither did Calvin Coolidge.

[@historicalgarb8790]

22:09 The Britannic did not sink it was involved in a collision that caused her fear of water :)

[@reniasva]

As someone from a country that had female heads of government/political leaders, I think the US would profit from a female president. Given the recent events that concern women, I think America actually needs a female view for once.

[@karenkratzer7036]

I hear that and if we had a good candidate I believe we would have a female president.

[@reniasva]

@@karenkratzer7036 As you deserve! I hope there will be one soon. Just avoid Trump in 2024 and we'll see how far you get🙏

[@GrandDuchessAniya]

Well, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was unofficially and she was quite capable. She started running Galt Jewelers after her first husband passed away, and the business still is in operation in DC to this day.

[@thunderbird1921]

Well, Britain got Margaret Thatcher, so...there is no guarantee that a female US president would be a feminist. Heck, at least three of America's most prominent female officials historically were actually war hawks, so there's something else to think about.

[@reniasva]

@@thunderbird1921 While that is absolutely true (try to picture Magda Taylor Goebbels Greene or Lauren Boebert as prez), I think a female leader would be treated differently by the media and in general. But again: you're right that the gender alone isn't an indicator for the ideology.

[@sweets4mimi]

Poor Ida 😭to lose your children and then your husband.

[@Richardsonprincess00]

Ended up in menopause after that.

[@wesaoak]

I love this series, when will parts 5 and 6 come out?

[@laurennicole9169]

I want a video on Alice Roosevelt, Daughter of Theodore Roosevelt who famously said “I can run the country or I can try to control Alice, I cannot possibly do both”

[@wannerandrewlawrence4167]

I would love to see a play or musical based on Alice's life, as she met every president between Benjamin Harrison and Gerald Ford. She was banned from the White House during the Taft and Wilson presidencies for disrespect, as well as certain times during FDR's tenure.

[@BritishMotherfucker]

@@wannerandrewlawrence4167 That would be awesome

[@patcavasin5947]

wow...the narration!

[@eleanorallen7846]

Awesome videos!

[@chunellemariavictoriaespan8752]

19:57 =😂Dang... That's the most chill ass proposal I've ever heard😂... It's like our version of a text, "Hey wanna get married?"

[@reginleif6703]

Now I know who to blame for Girl Scout cookies. These videos are great and I’m learning a lot

[@sharondearing487]

Hey can you please do a new Series what about Kings of the world?

[@HilaryElizabeth9]

FDR died in his 4th term, not 3rd.

[@thompsonsantiago8621]

Hello 👋

[@TVandManga]

Very interesting.

[@bvaldez7604]

I had no idea the hoovers were so interesting I wish they were my parents lol

[@retroguy9494]

Oh no you DON'T. You need to read up on them!

[@bvaldez7604]

@@retroguy9494 wait uh oh were they actually bad

[@retroguy9494]

@@bvaldez7604 I wouldn't exactly use the word "bad." But they had a LOT of faults. For instance, Lou Hoover looked down upon servants. When they were in the White House, she would only talk to them when she absolutely had to, and preferred to communicate with them using a series of hand motions. Also, she didn't like them to speak to her. If she got up and started to walk around the room, it meant she had enough of the servant being in her presence and they were to immediately leave. In addition, during the depression, while people were starving and homeless, she threw lavish luncheons just about daily. As for HIM, well, he was way too out of touch with the people as president. His last year as president, while people were standing on breadlines, he bought himself a brand new 1932 Cadillac Fleetwood Imperial V16 limousine. One of the most expensive cars a the time, it cost around $110,000 in todays money. While he DID do a lot to feed hungry children in Europe after the war, he did very little in that regard here in America during the depression. He preferred that private charities take care of people rather than institute government programs that put them to work earning money like FDR did. In fact, during one meeting with his treasury secretary when he was debating what to do, the secretary told him that 'there will always be those who survive and those who don't; its been that way since the beginning of time.' Of course Secretary Mellon was a multi millionaire banker. This is jus the tip of the iceberg with the Hoovers.

[@mereditharndt9150]

Did you know Mattel actually made a Barbie doll version of her

[@PreziesLover327]

A Barbie doll version of Eleanor?? She was still living when the first Barbie dolls came out in 1959, and died a few years later. I wonder what she thought of them, probably got them for her granddaughters.

[@MarvelEnt5]

NEW LINDSAY LET'S GOOOOO

[@MarvelEnt5]

I hope she notices!

[@RainbowBoo42]

26:38 Historians: AND THEY WERE ROOMATES Lesbians: oh my god they were “roomates” 😑

[@littlemissliv100]

It’s so sad that Ida lost her family

[@kingding-a-ling9794]

Young William "Bill" McKinnley was a hunk bro

[@PreziesLover327]

I agree whole heartedly!!! He's handsome in every stage of his life.

[@karenhanania9014]

Didn't FDR die in his 4th term? He won in '32, '36, '40, and '44, so yes, I think it was his 4th term.

[@CartoonHistory]

love the commentators voice in these videos. lovely sound

[@suzyfarnham3165]

The inflection in her speech makes it very hard if you have a hearing aide. The rise in her speech sounds like a screech. I used to watch all the videos but her speech id difficult for me. You will hear when she suddenly raises her voice a notch ...especially at the ends of words. Love the videos...so I watch what interests me.

[@diegojuan6202]

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was also the niece of the 26th President Theodore Roosevelt. 😊

[@tlbizzy]

Franklin died in his 4th term as president, not his third.