Comments on Emily Elisabeth's blog: First. . .Ladies

One last thought - thank you for doing this. It ne...

2009-11-15T11:30:57.927-08:00

One last thought - thank you for doing this. It needed to be done.

My apologies! I see there is a lot of data on the ...

2009-11-15T11:16:23.548-08:00

My apologies! I see there is a lot of data on the First Ladies library site. I see now what you mean - unfortunately, I think the presidents heights article is more interesting to more people and may have been written for that reason. It also helped establish the correlation (not necessarily the causation) of height and success in elections. Does the same correlation exist with First Ladies?

Actually, Michelle Obama is 5' 11". She states tha...

2009-11-15T10:45:08.935-08:00

Actually, Michelle Obama is 5' 11". She states that herself in an interview with Barbara Walters.

Looking at the same presidents' height article on Wikipedia I noticed they did mention at the end that Eleanor Roosevelt was the tallest first lady at 5' 11". I then added the information about Michelle Obama. Check out the video of the "The View" where Michelle Obama speaks with Barbara Walters and others. Wiki Answers also states that both Michelle Obama and Eleanor Roosevelt are/were 5' 11". One site stated that Eleanor was 5' 11 1/2". I tried to find confirmation of this and even in her autobiography Eleanor doesn't say how tall she was. Don't know the source of this information.

I don't think Wikipedia's lack of an article on the heights of first ladies is sexist but due to a lack of data. Until suffrage women's heights were private or revealing it would be circumspect whereas the physical attributes of the men would be an issue in their election and imortant as the discrepancy between the heights of winning presidents and loser shows. Later many tall women, such as Eleaneor R, would be embarrassed by their height.

Betty Ford - 5'5.5"

2009-09-17T06:53:52.893-07:00

Betty Ford - 5'5.5"

I saw a life-sized cardboard cutout of Hillary, Mc...

2009-02-05T21:21:00.000-08:00

I saw a life-sized cardboard cutout of Hillary, McCain and Obama during the primaries and you're right--Hillary is 5'4"!

If Hillary Clinton's 5'8" then I'm 5"8" and I'm no...

2009-02-03T09:12:00.000-08:00

If Hillary Clinton's 5'8" then I'm 5"8" and I'm not 5'8". Therefore, Hillary Clinton is 5'4".

There. Those geometry proofs weren't for nothing.

Thought you'd be interested in this article about ...

2009-02-01T20:17:00.000-08:00

Thought you'd be interested in this article about Martha Washington.

Martha Washington! Way to represent the under-5's...

2009-01-30T21:41:00.000-08:00

Martha Washington! Way to represent the under-5's!