First Lady

First Lady is an unofficial title used for the wife of a non-monarchical head of state or chief executive.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Some countries have a title, official or unofficial, that is or can be translated as first lady.^[4] The title is not normally used for the wife of a head of government who is not also head of state.

First Gentleman is used where the head of state's spouse has been a man, such as the Philippines or Malta. While there has never been a male spouse of a U.S. President, "First Gentleman" is used in the United States for the husband of a governor.

First Spouse, a rare version of the title, can be used in either case where the spouse of a head of state is male or female. This term is used to promote gender equality and gender neutrality.

First Lady Media

Egyptian First Lady Jehan Sadat receiving American counterpart Rosalynn Carter in Cairo, March 8, 1979
A group of first ladies assemble in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, September 22, 2008
First ladies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 25, 2009
Queen Mathilde of Belgium meeting with the first ladies and first gentlemen of NATO members at the Royal Castle of Laeken on May 25, 2017.

References

↑ First Lady, Merriam-Webster Dictionary, retrieved 2014-12-30
↑ First Lady, Oxford Dictionaries Archived 2016-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2014-12-30
↑ Amanda Foreman, "Our First Ladies and Their Predecessors", Wall Street Journal, May 30–31, 2015, C11, https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-first-ladies-and-their-predecessors-1432830990, retrieved 2015-5-30
↑ M., Design by Paul Andres Gomez. "'He asumido mi compromiso con la niñez de Colombia con toda la disposición de mi corazón', afirma la Primera Dama".

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[1] First Lady, Merriam-Webster Dictionary, retrieved 2014-12-30

[2] First Lady, Oxford Dictionaries Archived 2016-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2014-12-30

[3] Amanda Foreman, "Our First Ladies and Their Predecessors", Wall Street Journal, May 30–31, 2015, C11, https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-first-ladies-and-their-predecessors-1432830990, retrieved 2015-5-30

[colombia-4] M., Design by Paul Andres Gomez. "'He asumido mi compromiso con la niñez de Colombia con toda la disposición de mi corazón', afirma la Primera Dama".

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