Born: 17 October 1786, United States
Died: 29 February 1844
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
The following is excerpted from “400 Outstanding Women of the World and the Costumology of Their Time” by Minna Moscherosch Schmidt, published in 1933.
When Shadrach Bond was elected a delegate to congress from the Territory of Illinois, his wife, together with her servants, sheared some sheep, washed, dyed and spun the wool, wove it into cloth, cut and sewed a suit for her husband, and accompanied him on horseback to Washington, the journey taking six weeks.
Shadrach Bond became the first governor of Illinois in 1818. Much of his success was due to his wife.