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
First Lady of the Maldives First Lady was established in 1968 with the establishment of the post-independence presidency. First Lady of the Maldives The First Lady of the Maldives is the title attributed to the wife of the President of the Maldives. The title of First Lady is utilized by the government and official publications. The country's current first lady is Fazna Ahmed, wife of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who had held the position since November 17, 2018. There has been no First Gentleman of the Maldives to date. The Maldives was a sultanate from 1965 until 1968. The Second Republic of the Maldives was