Sarah Polk

 Sarah Polk was the first lady of the United States from 1845 to 1849 when her husband James Polk was President. Unfortunately, the Polk's never had children of their own, however, they fostered many relatives. She was well informed on the social graces of her station and enjoyed hosting various events while First Lady. She was also skilled in politics and helped President Polk on many issues despite staying out of the limelight. Behind the scenes, Sarah helped craft President Polk's speeches. As an avid letter writer, she was known to have corresponded with national leaders which afforded her the inside to various global issues and guided James Polk on those issues when necessary. Many described her as charming, lively, intelligent, and a very good conversationalist. 

Sarah was a devout Presbyterian, therefore, she banned all forms of dancing, card games, and liquor at any White House social events. Accordingly, their socials were considered very sedate and boring. 

President Polk died of Cholera three months after leaving the White House. Sarah would live on for another 42 years alone in her widowhood. She was the longest widow of any First Ladies in history. She died at the age of 87 in Tennessee and is buried next to President Polk at the Tennessee State Capitol. 

Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Graduating with an Associate of Arts from Pheonix University, then a degree in Mass Communication and Cyber Analysis from Phoenix University, then on to Walden University for her Master's in Criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft, and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology, her portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. In her spare time, Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, pen and ink Gouache, and pastels. As a political operative having worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 6 various blogs from art to life coaching, to food, to writing, and opinion or history pieces each week.