Minnie Dora Haynes Rodriguez and Rusell Lee Cerda visted students at J.C. Martin Elementary School in full costume.

Since the days of Martha Washington, the role of the First Lady has been an evolving symbol of influence, style, and advocacy in American history. While the Office of the First Lady was only formally ...

click image for close-up George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were wed in January of 1759. Both were twenty-seven years old, and they had spent a total of fewer than three weeks together.