Frances Berkeley
Upon her husband’s death, Frances inherited his large estate and soon married the Virginia governor, taking up residence at his estate, Green Spring, and vigorously supporting him during Bacon’s Rebellion during the summer of 1676.
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Lucy Johnson Barbour
Lucy Johnson Barbour was an American women’s leader and Whig Party activist.
Suzanne Louverture
Wife of Haitian Revolution leader Toussaint Louverture; she was tortured when captured by Napoleon. They demanded information about the whereabouts of her husband which she never divulged.
Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité
She became the first Empress of Haiti after her marriage to General Jean-Jacques Dessalines who crowned himself emperor of Haiti on October 8, 1804.
Marie-Louise Coidavid
Marie-Louise Coidavid was the first and only Queen of an independent Haiti.
Luz Corral
Although Pancho Villa went on to marry many other women, Corral is considered his first wife, and the only one to have contributed to his political career.
Danielle Mitterrand
Danielle Mitterrand joined the French Resistance as a teenager during World War II, and would go on to serve as first lady from 21 May 1981 to 17 May 1995 when he later become president of France.
Eulalia Callis
Despite her prominent position, she made private matters public in 1785 by openly accusing her husband, the Alta California governor, of infidelity and refusing to sleep with him; in addition, she insisted on returning to Mexico City.
Edith O’Shaughnessy
American journalist, biographer, screenwriter and political spouse
Abigail Fillmore
First Lady of of President Fillmore