The First Ladies
Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Howell Davis were two of the most famous women during the Civil War (1861–1865). Lincoln was the first lady of the North. Davis was the first lady of the South. Those roles put them constantly in the public eye.
The two women shared some similarities. Each woman’s father had seen to it that his daughter was well educated. At that time, daughters traditionally were not provided with a formal education. The intelligence and strength of
