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Premières Dames Modernes

Cette série explore la vie et l'influence des Premières Dames des États-Unis, des femmes qui ont laissé une marque indélébile dans l'histoire américaine. Elle examine leurs rôles difficiles, souvent exercés dans l'ombre de leurs maris, mais pourtant pleins d'ambition personnelle et d'influence politique. Les lecteurs découvriront leurs parcours personnels et professionnels, comment elles ont façonné la Maison Blanche et comment leurs actions ont résonné dans la société en général. C'est un regard fascinant sur le pouvoir féminin et la résilience au cœur de la politique américaine.

Edith Kermit Roosevelt
Ellen and Edith
Jacqueline Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy : First Lady of the New Frontier
Bess Wallace Truman
Hillary Rodham Clinton

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