What is a First Lady?
The term “First Lady” is used in two different senses. In the first sense, the First Lady is a wife of a prominent elected official, such as a President or Governor. The term is also used to describe women who are the forefront of their field, especially in the performing arts, which is why you hear Ella Fitzgerald referred to as the First Lady of American Song. In both senses, the term is meant to suggest that a woman is socially prominent and that she should be viewed as an object of veneration and respect. People first started using the term in the United States, to refer to the wife of the President of the United States. The term arose in the late 1800s, and quickly spread to other regions of the world. A First Lady is not only the wife of a prominent official; she is also a hostess and official symbol for her country or region, and by convention, First Ladies often engage in their own social events and champion private causes while their husbands are in office. There is some dispu
