First Ladies: Caroline Harrison


Martha Washington Abigail Adams Martha Jefferson Dolley Madison Elizabeth Monroe Louisa Adams Rachel Jackson Hannah Van Buren Anna Harrison Letitia Tyler Julia Tyler Sarah Polk Margaret Taylor Abigail Fillmore Jane Pierce Harriet Lane Johnson Mary Lincoln Eliza Johnson Julia Grant Lucy Hayes Lucretia Garfield Ellen Arthur Frances Cleveland Caroline Harrison Ida McKinley Edith Roosevelt Helen Taft Ellen Wilson Edith Wilson Florence Harding Grace Coolidge Lou Hoover Eleanor Roosevelt Bess Truman Mamie Eisenhower Jacqueline Kennedy Lady Bird Johnson Pat Nixon Betty Ford Rosalynn Carter Nancy Reagan Barbara Bush Hillary Rodham Clinton Laura Bush Michelle Obama	Caroline Scott Harrison Caroline Lavinia Scott was born on October 1, 1832 in Oxford, Ohio. When she was 17 she met Ben Harrison. He was a student of her father at Farmer's College in Cincinnati. They were secretly engaged in 1852 and were married on October 20, 1853. Library of Congress In 1881 Caroline suffered a bad fall and and had health problems after the fall.. She became Ben's First Lady when he was elected in 1889. The Harrison's had electricity installed in the White House, but were afraid of it. They refused to touch the switches. She began the White House china collection. She organized china that she found in storage. The china was left for future White House families. Caroline founded the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1890. She also put up the first Christmas tree in the White House. On October 25, 1892 Caroline died in the White House. She had been sick with tuberculosis. She was 63. Her daughter Mary McKee then served as hostest for White House affairs. She is buried in Indaianapolis.	Topics First Ladies Home U.S. Presidents Home

	Sources of Information: Books: Barden, Cindy,Meet the First Ladies, Lorenz Corp. Gormley, Beatrice,First Ladies: Women Who Called The White House Home (First Ladies) , Scholastic Paperbacks, 1997 Smith, Carter, Editor,Smithsonian Presidents and First Ladies DK Publishing, New York, 2002 Web Sites: The White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/odmdhtml/

Caroline Scott Harrison