The inauguration is really about swearing in the next president, but first ladies throughout history have stolen the show with their inaugural gowns.

National Museum of African American History and Culture Telegram to Althea Gibson from Eleanor Roosevelt National Museum of American History Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt National Museum of American History ...

In her long tenure as First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt was known as a woman of the people — so much so that she was responsible for serving the worst food in White House ...

Eleanor Roosevelt is coming to Wheaton in February. Award-winning storyteller Megan Wells will be at Hope Church during Black History Month to tell the story of Eleanor Roosevelt and her struggle in ...

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was more sympathetic to black causes. She created a stir when she helped to move Marian Anderson’s performance at the Lincoln Memorial after the black singer was ...

Eleanor Roosevelt attended more inaugural balls than any other First Lady—after all, her husband was elected four times. This pink and rayon gown by Arnold Constable was festive, but low-key ...

From Eleanor Roosevelt to Jill Biden, first ladies have often made statements through what they wore on Inauguration Day and to the inaugural balls. Jackie Kennedy set a high bar for first lady ...

and Eleanor Roosevelt, respectively, as the show sails through time to explore just how much things have changed — while the role of first lady remains critical. In addition to the three leads ...

While millions anticipate inaugurations for the historical milestones, the speeches and the spectacle of it all, others are laser focused on just one thing – first ladies' fashion. Even though ...

she became the first first lady to appear in Vogue, Katherine A.S. Sibley wrote in "A Companion to First Ladies." The shade of Eleanor Roosevelt's inaugural gown became known as "Eleanor Blue" at ...

Partial to simple but elegant clothing that could be worn again, Eleanor Roosevelt, the longest-serving first lady, wore a slate blue silk gown with detachable long sleeves, and a belt buckle and ...