First Lady of the United States and provided elite women with opportunities to play backstage political roles. Both Martha Washington and Abigail Adams were treated as if they were "ladies" of the British royal court. Dolley Madison popularized the First Ladyship by engaging in efforts to assist orphans and women, by dressing in elegant fashions and attracting newspaper coverage, and by risking her life to save iconic treasures during the War of 1812. Madison set the standard for the ladyship and her actions were the model for nearly every First Lady until Eleanor Roosevelt in the 1930s. She traveled widely and spoke to many groups, often
Liberal Catholic Church, Province of the United States of America Liberal Catholic Church, Province of the United States of America The Liberal Catholic Church, Province of the United States of America is a part of The Liberal Catholic Church (original). The United States became a Province in 1919, being incorporated in Maryland, although its headquarters is located in Ojai, California. The Rt. Rev. Irving S. Cooper served as the United States first Regionary Bishop, who served from 1919 through 1935. the second Regionary Bishop of the United States was the Charles Hampton, who served from 1935 through 1945, when he was dismissed by the Presiding Bishop, Frank Piggott. The third