Between February of 2013 and February of 2014, C-SPAN teamed up with the White House Historical Association to produce a series of videos on America's 45 First Ladies, including explorations of their private lives and public contributions. Amazingly, all 45 one-and-a-half hour episodes are freely watchable on the C-SPAN website. Drawing from experts on American history and policy, the series...

Martha Washington – a hot first lady? http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/04/martha-george-washington-computer-portrait Fresh Look at Martha Washington http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2009/02/02/DI2009020201374.html Rare Letter from Martha to George Washington Returns to Mount Vernon http://www.mountvernon.org/visit/plan/index.cfm/pid/508/ Gilder Lehman...