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Title	Lucy Webb Hayes Memorial Service Program
Subject	Presidents and Politics Ohio Women First ladies Hayes, Lucy Webb, 1831-1889
Place	Cincinnati (Ohio) Hamilton County (Ohio) Chillicothe (Ohio) Ross County (Ohio)
Description	Lucy Ware Webb Hayes, wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes, died on June 25, 1889. On December 30 of that same year, Cincinnati Wesleyan College, from which she graduated in 1850, held a memorial service for her. School leaders and friends of Lucy's spoke at the service, recounting her life and accomplishments. Hayes was known for her commitment to Methodism and temperance. Her charity and kindness endeared her to the public, and in particular, the men of her husband's Civil War regiment, the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.), which gave her the nickname "Our Mother." Cincinnati Wesleyan College, which was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, claimed to be the first chartered college for women. The program from the memorial service is 44 pages long and measures approximately 5 by 7.5 inches (12.70 by 19.05 cm). Lucy Hayes, born on August 28, 1831 in Chillicothe, Ohio, was the first wife of a president to be called "First Lady" and the first to have graduated from college. As First Lady, she banned the serving of alcohol in the White House, giving her the nickname "Lemonade Lucy." A strong anti-slavery supporter, Lucy worked for many social causes, including scholarships for American Indians and donations for the poor. When Congress banned children from rolling out their Easter eggs on the grounds of the Capitol, Lucy invited the children to the White House. The tradition continues today.
Date of Original	December 30, 1889
Source	Published material
Submitting Institution	Lucy Hayes Heritage Center
Type	Text; 12/30/1889

Title	Om696_882107_001
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om696_882107_001.tif
Image Height	1294
Image Width	902
File Size	95.759 KB

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