From: Library
What a treat! Before seeing this DVD I knew very little about Dolley Madison as she is not a well know person in American history. I knew she was First Lady when the British burned the White House in the War of 1812 and there are cupcakes named after her. But she was a very interesting lady who certainly deserves to be remembered.
The film was beautifully done and the costumes and sets were gorgeous. Dolley was obviously a lady of style and elegance. I highly recommend this movie.
Product Description
"Born in relative obscurity before the American Revolution, Dolley Madison became one of the most influential American women of the early nineteenth century. As the wife of the fourth president, James Madison, Dolley Madison played an important part in the political and social experiment that was the early American Republic. Long before women held any overt political power, Dolley used her unelected position to legitimize the nation's new capital, to create a political and social style for the new country and to give Americans a sense of their own national identity."
