The Ladies of the White House; Or, in the Home of the Presidents / Being a Complete History of the Social and Domestic Lives of the Presidents from Washington to the Present Time—1789–1881

This work collects chronological biographical sketches of the women who served as hostesses in the presidential residence, offering concise portraits, domestic anecdotes, and accounts of social duties, entertainments, and household management across administrations through the nineteenth century. It intersperses engraved likenesses and images of presidential homes, details personal backgrounds and domestic routines, and highlights how these women shaped public receptions, private life, and the social tone of administrations. Chapters combine anecdote, social description, and household history to form a continuous social chronicle of the executive mansion.