First Ladies had their share of tragedies

As I reported last week, I visited the First Ladies Museum in Canton, Ohio while on vacation. While there I learned a world of information about some of our First Ladies that isn’t generally known.

Let’s take a look at Abigail Powers Fillmore, 1798-1853. She was First Lady from 1850-1853. Unlike most privileged First Ladies before her, she grew up in poverty after her father’s death. She was teachi…