The Smithsonian First Ladies Collection

Admire the nationally famous collection of first ladies' gowns and learn about the contributions made by the women who wore them

The First Ladies Collection (Introduction)Who Is a First Lady?The First Ladies Gowns: A Look Behind the Scenes1 - Michelle Robinson Obama2 - Laura Welch Bush3 - Hillary Rodham Clinton4 - Barbara Pierce Bush5 - Nancy Davis Reagan6 - Rosalynn Smith Carter7 - Elizabeth Bloomer Ford8 - Thelma Ryan Nixon9 - Claudia Taylor Johnson10 - Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy11 - Mamie Doud Eisenhower12 - Elizabeth Wallace Truman13 - Anna Eleanor Roosevelt14 - Lou Henry Hoover15 - Grace Goodhue Coolidge16 - Florence Kling Harding17 - Edith Bolling Galt Wilson18 - Ellen Axson Wilson19 - Helen Herron Taft20 - Edith Carow Roosevelt21 - Ida Saxton McKinley22 - Caroline Scott Harrison23 - Frances Folsom Cleveland24 - Lucretia Rudolph Garfield25 - Lucy Webb Hayes26 - Julia Dent Grant27 - Mary Todd Lincoln28 - Harriet Rebecca Lane29 - Jane Appleton Pierce30 - Abigail Powers Fillmore31 - Sarah Childress Polk32 - Julia Gardiner Tyler33 - Letitia Christian Tyler34 - Louisa Johnson Adams35 - Elizabeth Kortright Monroe36 - Dolley Payne Todd Madison37 - Abigail Smith Adams38 - Martha Dandridge Custis WashingtonFirst Ladies TimelineObject ListNotes and Photo Credits