Lucretia Garfield

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U.S. Pres. James A. Garfield, first lady Lucretia Garfield, and their family

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Lucretia Garfield: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

A brief biography of Lucretia Garfield is Allan Peskin, “Lucretia (Rudolph) Garfield,” in Lewis L. Gould (ed.), American First Ladies (1996), pp. 230–242. Further information can be found in Margaret Leech and Harry J. Brown, The Garfield Orbit (1978); and Allan Peskin, Garfield (1978).

Article Contributors

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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

Description	Contributor	Date
Changed her birth location from “Hiram, Ohio” to “Garrettsville, Ohio.”	Amy Tikkanen	Jan 02, 2025
Media updated.	Mindy Johnston	Jul 23, 2024
First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 19, 2024
Anniversary information added.		Apr 15, 2024
Anniversary information added.		Mar 09, 2024
Invalidated site: The White House Historical Association - Biography of Lucretia Garfield.	Gloria Lotha	May 12, 2019
Add new Web site: US Presidents - Lucretia Garfield.	Gloria Lotha	May 10, 2019
Add new Web site: The White House Historical Association - Biography of Lucretia Garfield.	Emily Rodriguez	Mar 15, 2017
Add new Web site: Ohio History Central - Biography of Lucretia Rudolph.	Emily Rodriguez	Mar 15, 2017
Add new Web site: Miller Center - Biography of Lucretia Garfield.	Yamini Chauhan	Jun 30, 2014
Add new Web site: National First Ladies' Library - Biography of Lucretia Garfield.	Aakanksha Gaur	Aug 01, 2013
Media added.	Alison Eldridge	Jan 23, 2012
Added new Web site: The White House - Biography of Lucretia Rudolph Garfield.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 13, 2008
Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 28, 2004
Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Dec 06, 2002
Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 15, 2001