Grace Coolidge

Grace Anna Coolidge (née Goodhue; January 3, 1879 – July 8, 1957) was First Lady of the United States. She was the wife of United States President Calvin Coolidge. She acted as the First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929.

Grace Coolidge
First Lady of the United States
In role August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929
President	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Florence Harding
Succeeded by	Lou Hoover
Second Lady of the United States
In role March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923
Vice President	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Lois Marshall
Succeeded by	Caro Dawes (1925)
First Lady of Massachusetts
In role January 2, 1919 – January 6, 1921
Preceded by	Nannie Sumner Draper
Succeeded by	Alice Wesselhoeft Saltonstall
Second Lady of Massachusetts
In office January 6, 1916 – January 2, 1919
Personal details
Born	Grace Anna Goodhue (1879-01-03)January 3, 1879 Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Died	July 8, 1957(1957-07-08) (aged 78) Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Plymouth Notch Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Calvin Coolidge (m. 1905; died 1933)
Children	2, including John
Education	University of Vermont (BA)

Biography

Her parents were Andrew and Lemira B. Goodhue. She was their only child. She spent her childhood at Burlington, Vermont. She graduated from the University of Vermont in 1902. She then started teaching at a school for the deaf children. The name of that school was the Clarke School for the Deaf, Northampton, Massachusetts. There she met Calvin Coolidge. They married in October 1905. The name of their first son was John Coolidge. The name of their second, born in 1908, son was Calvin, Jr.

During all these years, her husband was working as a lawyer. Then, he became the governor. During all these years, Grace Coolidge helped her husband actively. By 1921, her husband has become the Vice President. They moved to Washington. Grace Coolidge soon became very popular in the high society of Washington.

First Lady

A painting of Grace Coolidge

President Warren G. Harding died in 1923, and Calvin Coolidge became the President of the United States. Suddenly, their second son aged died at the age of 16 years.

Later life

In 1929, the president retired, and the couple left Washington. They went to Northampton (Massachusetts) to live. USA’s National Institute of Social Sciences awarded her a gold medal. In 1931, many people of America selected her as one of America's living women.

In 1933, her husband died, but she lived for many decades. She died in 1957 at the age of 78. She lived a private life. In between, she took her first airplane ride and a trip to Europe.