CSPAN First Lady Martha Washington March 3, 2013
She was very capable. She did not like that. She called herself a prisoner of state. By the same token that every step washington took to find the office, so can it be said that everything Martha Washington did, likewise. It was a businesslike relationship. But not without affection. They had a deep respect for each other. She owned most of this whole block, going back a couple of acres. She owned a huge chunk of what williamsburg was. There was a lot of tragedy in Martha Washingtons life. She lost her first husband. She was raised a rich woman. What that means in the 18th century, that is not...