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A brief biography of Eliza Johnson is Nancy Beck Young, “Eliza (McCardle) Johnson,” in Lewis L. Gould (ed.), American First Ladies: Their Lives and Their Legacy (1996), pp. 191–201.

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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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  • Dylan Shulman
    Dylan Shulman was an Editorial Intern at Encyclopædia Britannica in 2023 and 2024. He graduated in 2023 with a B.A. in journalism and French from the University of Maryland.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Jan 11, 2026
Anniversary information added. Sep 30, 2025
Media revised. Jul 23, 2024
Article revised. Jun 17, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Tennessee State Museum - Eliza Johnson: The Forgotten First Lady from Tennessee. Jul 29, 2022
Add new Web site: US Presidents - Eliza Johnson. May 24, 2019
Replaced photograph. Jun 01, 2017
Add new Web site: Miller Center - Eliza Johnson, Martha Johnson. Sep 10, 2013
Add new Web site: The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture - Biography of Eliza McCardle Johnson. Sep 10, 2013
Added new Web site: The White House - Biography oF Eliza McCardle Johnson. Aug 13, 2008
Article revised. May 28, 2004
New article added. Jan 12, 2001
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