Mary Todd Lincoln

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Mary Todd Lincoln was a brave outspoken wife of the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. Mary was born on December 13, 1818 in Lexington, Kentucky. She was the seventh child born to Robert S. Todd and his wife Elizabeth Parker Todd. Mary's parents were proud of her, she was an excellent student, appeared in school plays and Mary learned to speak French fluently. She was an amazing conversationalist. When Mary was about seven her mother passed away and her father re-married a year later.

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Mary married Abraham Lincoln in 1842. They had four children, but sadly they all died before adult hood, except one. In 1844 Abraham and Mary bought a house in Springfield. In 1843, Abraham was elected to the House of Representative. Lincoln was a lawyer until 1854, when he was elected presidential candidate in 1860. Then in 1861 Abraham was elected president. On April 9, 1865 General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses Grant. Approximately five days later, Abraham and Mary attended a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. It was that night that John Wilkes Booth shot the president as Mary held his hand. She would never recover from that night.

Mary Todd Lincoln was a heroic person. She provided support for the Contraband Relief Association, which helped blacks who came to the North during the Civil War. "Mary Lincoln was well-educated and interested in public affairs, and shared her husband's fierce ambition. However, she was high-strung and touchy, and sometimes acted irrationally. She was almost instantly unpopular upon her arrival in the capital."

Mary Todd Lincoln was a heroic person. She had made numerous amounts of trips to hospitals, bringing injured soldiers food, flowers and company. Mary raised a thousand dollars for a Christmas dinner at a military hospital. Tad (Mary's son) also accompanied her at these visits. Mary Todd Lincoln was also a supportive woman because she was opposed to slavery although several of her family members sided with the South during the war. Several members of the family died fighting for the Confederacy.

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Mary Todd Lincoln was an amazing woman. She inspired numerous amounts of people, across the United States. Mary passed away on July 16, 1882. She was sixty three years old. The doctors say the cause of her death was a stroke, they wrote paralysis (A complete loss of muscles function) on the death certificate. Mary Todd Lincoln was my hero because she truly stood up for what she believed in.

Mary Todd Lincoln was an outspoken person. She gave important speeches. This quote shows an example of Mary's strong feelings against slavery. Mary quoted, "Clouds and darkness surround us, yet Heaven is just, and the day of triumph will surely come, when justice and truth will be vindicated. Our wrongs will be made right, and we will once more, taste the blessings of freedom." This quote is explaining how Mary was opposed to slavery, and how she wanted to end it.