lady

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Given her concerns, I have only one question for the former first lady: Why didn’t you call an ambulance?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In 2023 French screen legend Catherine Deneuve starred in a film about her years as first lady, titled simply "Bernadette".

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Swaths of the book eulogize its demise—in particular, the interactive tour displays and gallery of first lady portraits Jill had taken care to update during her husband’s administration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

A former lawmaker and party leader, she shot to prominence when she became first lady at 19, after her mother broke with her father amid corruption scandals.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

He stared at me a little longer and then added softly, “And now the little girl is a lady, and a lovely one.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom