Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge
(1879-1957)
Occupation |
U.S. First Lady (August 2, 1923 - March 4, 1929) |
Date of Birth | January 3, 1879 |
Date of Death | July 8, 1957 |
Place of Birth | Burlington, VT |
Place of Death | Northhampton, MA |
Education | University of Vermont |
Parents |
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Spouses | Calvin Coolidge |
Number of Children | Two |
First lady Grace Anna Coolidge, the wife of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, is known for her many charitable causes. She worked actively with the Clarke Institute for the Deaf, the Red Cross and and the Visiting Nurse Association.
“This was I and yet not I—this was the wife of the President of the United States and she took precedence over me.”