@tilscience: Everyone talks about the Founding Fathers, but no one talks about the Founding Mothers, like the woman who actually kept the government from falling apart. What the history books say: Dolley Madison was a charming First Lady known for her parties. What actually happened: those parties were the site of backroom deals, political alliances, and moments of bipartisan cooperation in early Washington, all of which ran through her drawing room. Congress even gave her a permanent seat on the House floor after James died. She was the first woman ever granted that honor. If you want more historical tea that actually makes you think, follow In Pursuit on Substack. There's 250 years of this stuff and so much we can learn from! #USHistory #hiddenhistory #DidYouKnow #EduTok

JustPlainDave :

Abigail Adams is widely responsible for a bunch of the constitution. John Adams held her opinion and advice above pretty much everyone else m

Just Call Me Blissey :

She saved the original copy of the Declaration of Independence. Thanks to Drunk History for teaching me that tidbit

MaxDWolf :

I smell a potential musical. 😳

atrivialgirl :

As far as I'm concerned, she's the mother of the office of the First Lady.

Dr Fin :

You had me at “carried a parrot to state dinners” 🤣

Dylan :

I picked up my coffee mug to take a sip, looked back at the screen and you were holding the exact same cup 🤨😂 IKEA?

Forgotten Skillz :

She brought ice cream to the White House. Her favorite flavor was reportedly oyster.

Grizzle 690 :

And made the best powdered donuts ever

antonewilson4 :

I used to love Dolly Madison Zingers

John Smothers :

I am not going to say that she did not have contributions that are appreciated highly but she did not invent bipartisan deals. The dinner table compromise with years before Madison became president.

J wilson :

That’s the “room where it happened”

Mediocrates :

That is so badass. I genuinely learned from this.

capnjason :

Dolly & Abigail should've been presidents

FromClutterToConfidence :

She was born in Greensboro, NC. Near where she was born is a Quaker college called Guilford College that is the third oldest co-ed college in the U.S. They’re known as the Fighting Quakers.

garywashum :

When I was a kid in the 70's, there was a Dolly Madison Ice Cream Shop 😂

Benjamin Crites :

I love her mini donuts. Also the honeybuns are amazing.

hair by Toya :

thank you for the history lesson 🙏

Yolanda Trent :

spill it

Rhia Tortilla :

Current Congress could NEVER! 😭

D-Nice :

Ricardo Angel Castel :

she was included in my history classes in intermediate school, maybe less star and tasp tests and more learning

Levi Mote :

without a ballroom?!?

bingchilling837 :

she came in clutch fr

nickstaigerwald :

Thank you!!!!! One of my favorite people in the pantheon of America’s founders!!!!

number4letterj :

Makes one hell of a pastry too