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No Mary: What the Broadway hit — and history — gets wrong about first lady Mary Todd Lincoln

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By Lois Romano
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See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Mary Todd Lincoln may be the most vilified first lady in American history. This is not because she was uniquely unscrupulous or evil, but because her life intersected with an unprecedented national crisis presided over by her husband, unforgiving gender norms, and sensational media coverage that outlived her.
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No Mary: What the Broadway hit — and history — gets wrong about first lady Mary Todd Lincoln

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By Lois Romano
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Mary Todd Lincoln may be the most vilified first lady in American history. This is not because she was uniquely unscrupulous or evil, but because her life intersected with an unprecedented national crisis presided over by her husband, unforgiving gender norms, and sensational media coverage that outlived her. She has been remembered more for controversy and tragedy than for her intelligence, resilience, and influence as first lady. Popular culture also reinforced these ideas for generations.
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TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

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By Kyla Mandel Verified, Lois Romano, Joan Cook
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