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Mary Todd Lincoln Part One: One Of The Most Unpopular First Lady in United States History.

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Mary Todd Lincoln had the misfortune of being the most unpopular first lady in United States history. Not only was she constantly criticized for her every action, she also suffered the loss of two young children, and witnessed the murder of her beloved husband. Mary’s struggles with her mental health were splashed across newspapers, articles accusing her of lavish spending, and daring to simply show grief in public, while millions of people lost their loved ones in the midst of an aggressive, bloody and expensive war.Thanks to Mike Meyers for the theme music, you can follow him on X @themikeshow42.(Ambient) Breath, Kirk Osamayo, Free Music Archive, CC BY, https://tinyurl.com/ambientbreathkirkSOCIAL MEDIA LINKSwww.notyourhistoryclass.comhttps://www.instagram.com/notyourhistoryclass/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566814031230https://x.com/nyhcpodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@notyourhistoryclassSOURCEShttps://www.nps.gov/liho/learn/historyculture/marylincoln.htmhttps://www.britannica.com/story/what-were-contraband-campshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841012/https://www.news-medical.net/health/Typhoid-Fever-History.aspx#:~:text=Karl%20Joseph%20Eberth%20was%20the,cause%20typhoid%20fever%20in%201880.https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorderhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/first-families/mary-todd-lincoln/https://www.mtlhouse.org/biographyhttps://www.whitehousehistory.org/bios/mary-lincolnhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Todd-Lincolnhttps://wams.nyhistory.org/a-nation-divided/civil-war/mary-todd-lincoln/https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/mary-todd-lincoln-life-after-white-house-1870https://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/residents-visitors/family/family-mary-todd-lincoln-1818-1882/https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/136https://www.nps.gov/gett/learn/historyculture/wills-house-virtual-identity-thomas-tad-lincoln.htmhttps://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jala/2629860.0025.204/--acts-of-remembrance-mary-todd-lincoln-and-her-husbands?rgn=main;view=fulltext https://www.biography.com/history-culture/mary-todd-lincolnhttps://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/content/16-mary-ann-todd-lincolnhttps://millercenter.org/president/lincoln/essays/lincoln-1861-firstladyhttps://www.mtlhouse.org/slaveryhttps://www.officialdata.org/us/inflationhttps://www.whitehousehistory.org/seances-in-the-red-roomhttps://www.healthcentral.com/condition/bipolar-disorder/history-of-bipolar-disorderhttps://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/6687#:~:text=Abstract,society%20did%20not%20agree%20with.https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682201.htmlhttps://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/tabes-dorsalishttps://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/sites/bellevue.htmhttps://www.friendsofthelincolncollection.org/lincoln-lore/robert-lincoln-writes-about-the-end-of-his-mothers-estrangement/https://ehistory.osu.edu/articles/life-mary-todd-lincolnhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/health-matters/201910/traumatic-brain-injury-after-effects-show-up-in-adults?msockid=1666774c88756793294463b789ff66a1https://www.history.com/news/mary-todd-lincoln-assassination-factshttp://www.abraham-lincoln-history.org/children/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/digging-into-a-historic-rivalry-106194163/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/people-have-spent-years-trying-diagnose-mary-todd-lincoln-beyond-grave-180961405/http://www.lincolnbicentennial.org/resources/abraham-lincolns-life/lincolns-family/edward-eddie-baker-lincolnhttps://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diphtheria/symptoms-causes/syc-20351897https://www.healthline.com/health/pulmonary-tuberculosis

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