First Lady of the United States

The First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. Because this position is usually completed by the wife of the president of the United States, many people think that this title just for them also applies. However, there are also in the past been First ladies who are not with the president were married. For example, if the president was a Bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill her duties as First Lady. In these cases, that task was taken over by a female relative or a good knowledge of the president.

To date there have been no woman as president. A female president can itself act as hostess and it is not known exactly how the title of the man would be, there are already many female Governors and the guy there is labeled as First Gentleman.

The current First Lady is Michelle Obama. There are still five former First Ladies: Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush. ==Origin of the title[ Edit] == The title First Lady as the wife of a head of State was formed in the United States. In the early days of the Republic there was no official title for the first lady. Many of them made their own title: Queen, Lady, Mrs. President and Mrs. Presidentress. Martha Washington, the first first lady was addressed as Lady Washington .

4 First Ladies, from left to right: Rosalynn Carter,Hillary Clinton, Barbara Bush and Laura BushAccording to legend, Dolley Madison was referred to as First Lady in her at her funeral Elegy in 1849 by president Zachary Taylor. There is no written text more of this Elegy.

Around 1849 the title began to be used in the higher circles of Washington. The first written evidence of the term was in the november 3, 1863 diary of William Howard Russell in which he wrote to gossip about the First Lady in the Land. The title was only recognized throughout the country in 1877 when journalist Mary c. Ames referred to Lucy Webb Hayesas the First Lady of the Country at the inauguration of her husband Rutherford b. Hayes as president. Mrs Hayes was very popular and many reporting on her activities ensured that the title was used frequently.

Later, the title was standard and also blew over to other countries.

Sometimes the acronym use FLOTUS (First Lady of the United States), analog to the POTUS used something more for President of the United States.

The wife of the Vice President is also known as Second Lady of the United States, but this title is less common.