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A brief biography of Elizabeth Monroe is Julie K. Fix, “Elizabeth (Kortright) Monroe,” in Lewis L. Gould (ed.), American First Ladies (1996), pp. 69–79. William Seale, The President’s House, 2 vol. (1986), covers not only the Monroes’ years in the White House but also, in the epilogue, the attempt in the 1960s to locate and retrieve some of the Monroes’ purchases.
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Betty Boyd Caroli
Betty Boyd Caroli has written extensively about American first ladies. A graduate of Oberlin College, she holds a master's degree in Mass Communications from the Annenberg School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in American Civilization from New York University.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 26, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 19, 2024 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 19, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: US Presidents - Elizabeth Monroe. | Jan 31, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: The White House Historical Association - Biography of Elizabeth Monroe. | Jan 31, 2019 | ||
| Deleted photograph. | Apr 09, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Biography of Elizabeth Kortright Monroe. | Dec 16, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Miller Center - Biography of Elizabeth Monroe. | Mar 06, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 08, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: The White House - Biography of Elizabeth Kortright Monroe. | Nov 18, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: National First Ladies' Library - Biography of Elizabeth Monroe. | Nov 18, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Miller Center - Biography of Elizabeth Monroe. | Nov 18, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | May 28, 2004 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Feb 15, 2001 |
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