Save the Date: National First Ladies Library and Museum to Unveil New Exhibit

Exhibition to focus on first ladies as 'Leaders in Literacy.'

Former First Lady Laura Bush with school children in Tennessee in 2003. (White House photo by Susan Sterner)

The National First Ladies Library & Museum on April 27 will celebrate National First Ladies Day by kicking off its 2024-25 featured exhibit Leaders in Literacy: First Ladies as Teachers, Educators, and Librarians, presented by Huntington Bank. The exhibit at the First Ladies National Historic Site in Canton, Ohio, will run through April of 2025 and will feature more than a dozen first ladies who have advanced the cause of literacy and education. 

The right to an education is a foundational principle of America’s history, and many first ladies have taken up this cause throughout history. From one-room schoolhouse teachers such as Abigail Fillmore and Lucretia Garfield, to Eleanor Roosevelt’s Arthurdale experiment, to Barbara and Laura Bush’s literacy initiatives, to current First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s college teaching, these iconic women have provided opportunities for empowering …