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Martha Jefferson and the Women of Monticello
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Martha Jefferson and the Women of Monticello

Though Thomas Jefferson’s wife Martha died nearly twenty years before his presidency, her absence opened the way for the women who would step in to shape the life of America’s third president.

Thomas Jefferson’s wife Martha died nearly twenty years before he took office, yet history still lists her as an official First Lady. Jefferson never remarried, but two very important women supported him through his years as a widower in ways few people know. Their stories were already intertwined long before Jefferson entered the picture, and their influence would leave a mark on the presidency itself.

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Host and Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon

Supervising Producer: Melanie Buck Parks

Audio Producer: Craig Thompson

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