Happy Birthday, Dolley Madison!
The popular wife of James Madison, the fourth U.S. President, was born Dolley (or Dolly) Payne on a Quaker settlement in Guilford County, North Carolina May 20, 1768. Dolley became a widow at age 25 when her first husband John Todd died in 1793. Aaron Burr, the third Vice-President of the United States introduced Dolley to James Madison and they were married They were married on September 15, 1794.
Dolley was a popular hostess in the White House. In 1814, as everyone in the White House was fleeing an invading British Army Dolly ordered an important portrait of George Washington to be rescued.
My five-page Level O reader The Founding Fathers is a wonderful resource to bring information about life in the American colonies about the founders of the United States into your classroom. The book comes with three accompanying worksheets to help reinforce literacy skills involving reading comprehension, language, spelling, and writing
My leveled book series Famous Women in History: Leveled Books for Grades 2 - 4 is a great source to learn about some other impressive women like Dolley Madison with your class. This collection of leveled readers for second through fourth grade features stories about eight women and their contributions to history.
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