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Celebrating Martha Washington and Her Mothering Role
The piece surveys Martha Dandridge Custis Washington as a famed mother and wife. It notes her early life in Virginia, marriage to Daniel Custis, wealth after his death, the upbringing of her two children Patsy and Jacky, and her later partnership with George Washington at Mount Vernon.
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George Washington
Martha
United States
Martha Washington
Lady Washington
Martha Dandridge
America
Colony of
Virginia
Daniel Custis
John Parke
Jacky) Custis
Martha Parke
Patsy) Custis
Mount Vernon
Jacky Custis
Jmne
George Martha Custis
Washington
Martha's Plantation
White House
George
Washingtons
Washy
Parke Custis
Eleanor
Nelly) Parke Custis
Jacky
Ming
Washyang Nelly Gusw
Orge Washington