Mary Todd Lincoln- Ella
Mrs. Larkin Period 6
"Our wrongs will be made right, and we will once more, taste the blessing of freedom."
Personal Background
- This is Mary Todd Lincoln.
- She was born December 13, 1818 in Lexington, Kentucky.
- She had a father named Robert S. Todd, a mother named Eliza Parker Todd, a sister named Elizabeth Edwards, a step mother, and 8 step siblings. Her and, her husband, Abraham Lincoln had 4 children.
- Her mother Passed away when she was 6 years old.
- Mary attended Mentelles academy (MME)
- She was the first lady.
- Mary and Abraham had a break in the engagement in January of 1841, but did end up getting married on November 4, 1842.
Contributions To Society
- Mary would go out into the battle fields, then go to the hospitals to sit with, talk to, and care for the wounded soldiers.
- In the time of the war, she was the first lady.
- Her charity work was bringing fruits and other comforts to wounded soldiers.
- Mary did not really have any major accomplishments, she was best known for being the first lady.
- She lost in court to her son, declaring her insane.
- Only one of her sons lived to adulthood and outlived Mary.
Legacy
- Mary Todd Lincoln was a women who cared so much for others, when she needed a little bit of caring towards her.
- She will be remembered for being the first lady, and the wife of Abraham Lincoln, who did so much as well.
- Mary inspired free African Americans, and slaves. "Clouds of darkness surround us, yet heaven is just, and the day of triumph will surely come, when justice and the truth will be indicated. Our wrongs will be made right, and we will once more, taste the blessing of freedom. " This was to tell the slaves that, there is still hope for the war and to be free.
- She had such compassion and such a caring nature about her.
- Soldiers where , somewhat, healed from her help in the hospitals.
Other facts
- She visited her sister and her sister's husband in Springfield, Illinois in 1837, then moved there 2 years later.
- In less than a year she spent more than the administration's budget of $20,000 for redecorating, which was supposed to last until 1864!
- Mary and Abraham Lincoln got married so hastily that they gave there family barely a weeks notice
MLA Format
"Mary Todd Lincoln 1818-1882." American Eras, Gale, 1997. Research in Context, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=MSIC&sw=w&u=cran76793&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA143441151&asid=09e469b34c93c8f6a210cf02903246e1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2017.