Dolley Madison : America's first lady / American Experience presents ; a production of tpt National Productions in association with Middlemarch Films, Inc. for American Experience ; Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. and WGBH Educational Foundation ; produced by Muffie Meyer, Julia Morrison ; directed by Muffie Meyer ; written and co-produced by Ronald Blumer.

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"Dolley Madison lived through two wars, knew the first twelve Presidents, and watched America evolve from a struggling young republic to the first modern democracy in the world. At a time when women could neither vote nor participate officially in politics, Dolley Madison, wife of the fourth preside...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: PBS Distribution (Firm)
TPT National Productions
Middlemarch Films
Twin Cities Public Television (Saint Paul, Minn.)
WGBH Educational Foundation
Other Authors: Best, Eve, 1971-
Mays, Jefferson
Stiers, David Ogden
Sachs, Sharon
Hurwitz, Tom
Daring, Mason
Meyer, Muffie (Producer, Director)
Morrison, Julia (Producer)
Blumer, Ronald H. (Producer, Screenwriter)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [United States] : PBS Distribution, [2010]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Madison, Dolley, > 1768-1849.
Presidents' spouses > United States > Biography.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
America's first lady.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • Forming a destiny ; A politician's wife ; Backchannel diplomacy ; Dolley's political performance ; The two sides of Mrs. Madison ; Attack on Washington ; After the war ; Grief and poverty ; A symbol of the republic.