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Sarah Childress Polk: First Lady

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Sarah Childress was born near murfreesboro, Tenessee, on September 4, 1803 She was born at a time when few girl's went to school, but Sarah was given the rare gift of an education. That gift would pay off after she marryd James K Polk. Sarah and James had no children, so Sarah worked behind the scenes to help his husband acheve success. In 1845, James became the 11st president of the United States and Sarah become America's first lady.

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Sarah Childress was born near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on September 4, 1803. She was born at a time when few girls went to school, but Sarah was given the rare gift of an education. That gift would pay off after she married James K. Polk. Sarah and James had no children, so Sarah worked behind the scenes to help her husband achieve success. In 1845, James became the 11th president of the United States and Sarah became America's first lady.

 

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