First Ladies: Elizabeth Monroe by ric gustafson
After the War of 1812, the country was no longer in crisis mode. the country was unified, it prospered and it grew. In this time of the country nicknamed ' the era of good feelings' Elizabeth Monroe came. She followed behind Dolley Madison. We do not know much about her before she married James Monroe. She was seventeen. She became Monroe's partner in everything. Monroe was a promising lawyer. Monroe was a political leader for forty years. Elizabeth was good friends with Dolley Madison. Elizabeth loved all things French. She loved their language and their fashion. When the rebuilt White House was unveiled, people complained that she decorated too much in French.
During the French Revolution, she saved the life of the wife of the Marquis de Lafayette. Monroe's key foreign policy was the Monroe Doctrine.
Elizabeth was in the White House for eight years. She was even a no show at her own parties. She claimed illness. Sometimes she just wanted to spend time with her daughters and grandchildren. Eventually, James and Elizabeth moved to their Virginia plantation. Elizabeth Monroe died four years later at the age of 62.
research help: ' America's First Ladies' by Kathleen Krull
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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