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Lucia B. Cutts (ed.), Memoirs and Letters of Dolly Madison (1886, reprinted 1971), is a collection by Dolley Madison’s niece. Also of interest is Allen C. Clark, Life and Letters of Dolly Madison (1914). In both works her letters are heavily edited. A brief treatment of her life is Holly Cowan Shulman, “Dolley (Payne Todd) Madison,” in Lewis L. Gould (ed.), American First Ladies (1996), pp. 45–68. For an account of Dolley Madison’s role in the history of the White House, see William Seale, The President’s House (1986), vol. 1.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | May 16, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 08, 2025 | ||
| Article updated for style; added daguerreotype portrait of Madison, the earliest known photograph of a U.S. first lady. | Jul 29, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 19, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 14, 2020 | ||
| Invalidated site: Mr.Nussbaum - Biography of Dolley Madison. | Mar 11, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Women's History Museum - Biography of Dolley Madison. | Jan 30, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: US Presidents - Dolley Madison. | Jan 30, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Biography of Dolley Madison. | Dec 16, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: National First Ladies' Library - Biography of Dolley Madison. | May 26, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: NCpedia - Biography of Dolley Madison. | May 26, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Biography of Dolley Madison. | May 26, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: America's Story from America's Library - Biography of Dolley Madison. | May 26, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Central - Biography of Dolly Payne Todd Madison. | Jan 29, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The White House - Biography of Dolley Payne Todd Madison. | Jan 29, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Women's History Museum - Biography of Dolley Payne Todd Madison. | Jan 29, 2013 | ||
| Added image of Dolley Madison. | Jan 26, 2011 | ||
| Added photograph. | Jun 25, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: The White House - Biography of Biography of Dolley Madison. | Aug 13, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of James Madison's Montpelier Mansion. | Sep 07, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Dolley Madison Project. | May 30, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | May 28, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 06, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 15, 2001 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 01, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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