“I would rather marry a good man, a man of mind, with a hope and bright prospects ahead for position, fame, and power than to marry all the houses, gold, and bones in the world.”

About Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady of the United States • American

Mary Ann Todd Lincoln was the wife of the 16th U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln, serving as the First Lady from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Born into a wealthy Kentucky family, she was well-educated and...