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Carl Sferrazza Anthony

Carl Sferrazza Anthony, is the author of several books including the two-volume history, “First Ladies,” a history of the role’s evolution and political power, and individual biographies of Jacqueline Kennedy, Florence Harding and Nellie Taft. He is also Historian of the National First Ladies Library. You can read more at his website.

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 1975 file picture, first lady Betty Ford prepares to enter an automobile in Washington after attending a Chamber of Commerce reception. Ford, the former first lady whose triumph over drug and alcohol addiction became a beacon of hope for addicts and the inspiration for her Betty Ford Center, has died, a family friend said Friday, July 8, 2011. She was 93. (AP Photo/Chick Harrity) (AP)

A woman who stood for something

Carl Sferrazza Anthony