My how things have changed! Talk about commitment! Can you imagine a modern day first lady doing the things Martha Washington did before she became The First Lady of The United States of America?
It was said of Martha Washington by one of her contemporaries, "She was simple, easy and dignified." Although she had grown up as the daughter of a wealthy Virginia planter, Martha Custis Washington did not shy from difficult work. After her first husband, Colonel Daniel Parke Custis died, leaving her alone at age 25 with two children, she managed the Custis estate on her own. During the Revolutionary War, she often followed her second husband from camp to camp, putting herself in danger as she knit stockings for the soldiers. When her husband became President, Martha was initially reluctant about living such a public life, but in time took to her role. A warm, gracious and sensible woman, Martha Washington acted as a hostess for her husband but took not part in public affairs.
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