Republican Queen

English

Etymology

From republican +‎ queen. From the United States being a republic, and queens being the martial consort of the leader of a kingdom (a king), where the US had recently became independent from such an entity (Great Britain, under King George); thus terming the consort of the male president a form of queen.

Noun

Republican Queen (plural Republican Queens)

(US, politics, obsolete) Former name of First Lady (of the United States of America).; FLOTUS.^[1]^[2]^[3] [18th–19th c.]

Usage notes

The term First Lady was not used until the funeral of Dolley Madison in 1849, the wife of former president James Madison (whose term was from 1809 to 1817), by then-President Zachary Taylor, for the wife of a president of the United States.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ Government of Maryland; '"First Lady" and "Official Hostess": Origins of the Titles';
^ Nancy F. Cott;"Presidential Column: Potus, Flotus, and...."; The American Historian;
^ Associated Press; "First Ladies Gowns Return to Smithsonian Display"; WJZ-13 CBS Baltimore; 18 November 2011;
^ History Channel; "Dolley Madison"; eds. History.com; 9 November 2009
^ SoftSchools.com; "First Ladies of the White House"
^ Côté, Richard N. (2005) Strength and Honor: The Life of Dolley Madison, Corinthian Books, →ISBN, page 261

[1] Government of Maryland; '"First Lady" and "Official Hostess": Origins of the Titles';

[2] Nancy F. Cott;"Presidential Column: Potus, Flotus, and...."; The American Historian;

[3] Associated Press; "First Ladies Gowns Return to Smithsonian Display"; WJZ-13 CBS Baltimore; 18 November 2011;

[4] History Channel; "Dolley Madison"; eds. History.com; 9 November 2009

[SScom-5] SoftSchools.com; "First Ladies of the White House"

[ISBN-9781929175093-6] Côté, Richard N. (2005) Strength and Honor: The Life of Dolley Madison, Corinthian Books, →ISBN, page 261

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