Mary Todd Lincoln
What challenges did Mary Lincoln face as First Lady?
4.4 (27)
25 mins
Explore Mary Lincoln's emotional journey as she navigated marriage, household duties, and public criticism as the First Lady, in this skoob.
Ep 1:
Mary's Rise: Isolation, Rivalry, and Love Letters
From lonely frontier wife to anxious First Lady-in-waiting, Mary Todd Lincoln fights isolation, political rivals like Kate Chase, and self-doubt—revealed through her own tender love letters to Abraham.
Ep 2:
Budgets, Grief, and a Soldiers' Sanctuary
Mary's lavish White House makeover spirals into a budget scandal of secret deals and desperate confessions, while grief over Willie's death pushes her toward healing at the Soldiers Home.
Discussions (19)
Zephyr
Level 5 · 10 mo agoIronic it’s called the Lincoln bed… pretty sure Abe never actually slept in that thing.
Malachi
Level 2 · 10 mo agoMary raiding the manure fund is peak entitlement.
Matthew
Level 8 · 10 mo agoShe wasted all that cash
