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Rose Elizabeth "Libby" Cleveland
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Birthdate
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06/13/1846
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Death date
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11/22/1918
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President
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Grover Cleveland
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Dates of services
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03/04/1885-06/02/1886
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Relationship to president
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Sister
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Other marriages
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N/A
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Websites
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The White House Historical Association: Rose Cleveland
NCBLA: Rose Elizabeth Cleveland Biography
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Papers/letters collections
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Autographed Letter from the Executive Mansion
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Historical sites
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Rose Elizabeth Cleveland Gravesite
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Fascinating details
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- Rose assumed the social hostess role of first lady, abandoning her own career pursuits, for her brother Grover Cleveland for the first 15 months of his first term.
- She graduated from Houghton Seminary and went on to teach at various institutions in Pennsylvania and New York.
- Rose’s romantic relationship with Evangeline Marrs Whipple, a widow and philanthropist, was well-documented in an exchange of letters between the two, making Rose the first LGBTQ former first lady. The two moved to Bagni di Lucca, Italy together where Rose eventually passed away from the Spanish flu.
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