1Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt regularly refused Secret Service protection, and instead traveled with a .22 Smith and Wesson on her person.
2Michelle Obama
Former USA president Barack Obama's wife, Michelle Obama has strabismus also called crossed eyes.
3Sarah Childress Polk
American first lady Sarah Childress Polk encouraged the use of the song "Hail to the chief" when the president entered a room to avoid the embarrassment of short President Polk entering a crowded room unnoticed.
4Edith Wilson
First Lady Edith Wilson was a direct descendant of Pocahontas, helped run the presidency after her husband's stroke, and attended JFK's inauguration at the age of 88.
5Emily Donelson
Emily Donelson was only 21 years old when she became the de facto First Lady of the United States. She was replaced in the role during Andrew Jackson's second term, making her the "first First Lady" of the Jackson administration.
6Dolley Madison
USA first lady Dolley Madison served ice cream in the White House around the 1810s. Her favorite flavor to serve was Oyster flavored ice cream.
7Harriet Lane Johnston
Harriet Lane Johnston, the niece to the bachelor president, James Buchanan, served as hostess for her uncle in the White House and was the first woman to be referred to as "First Lady."
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8Edith Wilson
Woodrow Wilson's First Lady, Edith Wilson, grazed sheep on the White House lawn to raise money for the war effort during World War I by selling their wool.
9Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams is considered to be the first Second Lady and the second First Lady of the United States because she was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, as well as the mother of John Quincy Adams. She is sometimes considered to have been a Founder of the United States.
10Jackie Kennedy
After President Kennedy was shot Jackie Kennedy wore her blood-soaked, pink dress to both the hospital and the swearing-in of President Johnson. The unlaundered suit was donated to the National Archives and Records Administration and will not be placed on public display until 2103.
