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Dolley Madison was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, to a Quaker family. Dolley had seven other siblings. She was not listed to have any education
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After her recent move to Philidelphia, Dolley marries a Quaker lawyer named John Todd. Dolley beared two children, John Payne and William Temple.
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Dolley is left a widow after a Yellow fever epidemic that swiped through Philidelphia. Her husband, John Todd, and her second son, William Temple Todd, both die on the same day in august. Dolley is now left a single parent, struggling to support her first child, Payne (John Payne Todd).
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To support her son, Dolley opened an 18-room boarding house in Philedelphia. This boarding house was used to supply a home for the new influx of political members. Jefferson stayed in her boarding home, and Madison visited him. Madison shows an interest in Dolley and they marry soon after.
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James Madison and Dolley Payne soon become the Madison family. They moved into a three story house in Virginia. Within her marriage to Madison, Dolley learns about the world of politics.
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Dolley stepped up during Jefferson's presidency and took the role of the White House hostess because Jefferson was a widow. This boosted her fame and James Madison's fame likewise.
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Jefferson was known to express hostility to Great Britain he did this by wearing his most casual clothes while meeting the British officials during the Merry Affair, thumbing his nose at Britain, and taking Dolley Madison's arm-- rather than Elizabeth Merry.
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Dolley feelt a great need to help the Westward Expansion so she helped by hosting fundraisers. Dolley played a key role in creating sufficient funds for the Corps of Discovery.
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At her husband's inauguration, Dolley was known to have looked absolutely stunning. Her sense of style, attitude, kindness, and charisma set a future precedent for first ladies.
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Dolley is now the knew first lady of America and her regal attitude gives her the nicknames of "Presidentess", "Queen Dolley", "Queen", and "The Queen of Hearts". Dolley help lots of parties known as "squeezes" and she was very good at it. Her parties were known to keep peace between the two political parties and to bond them together.
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Dolley Madison had proved her loyalty to the United States by saving valuables from the burning of the White House. These included the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington and important governmental papers.
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When Dolley moved to D.C., she was considered to be the society's grand lady. She spent the rest of her life her and she eventually died.Her death became the largest state funeral Washington had expierienced at the time.
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Dolley was considered to be a living symbol of the founding fathers era. So in 1844, the House of Represenatives came to a unanimous descision to give Dolley a permanent seat.
