Dolley Madison
For half a century she was the most important woman in the social circles of America. To this day she remains one of the best known and best loved ladies of the White House--though often referred to, mistakenly, as Dorothy or Dorothea.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/dm4.html

Dolley Madison
This is taken from a letter by First Lady Dolley Madison to her sister, Anna, written the day before Washington, D.C. was burned by British forces during the War of 1812. The letter describes the abandonment of the White House ....
http://www.nationalcenter.org/WashingtonBurning1814.html

Dolley Madison
Dolley Madison's decision to remain in the White House until she had secured the safety of George Washington's portrait, even as British troops bore down upon Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812, remains a staple of American mythology
http://www.americanpresident.org/history/jamesmadison/fir...

Dolley Madison
Dolly served as unofficial first lady to President Thomas Jefferson, who was a widower. Later, she became the official First Lady as the wife of President Madison.
http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/notable/madisond/

Dolley Madison
This website is devoted to the life, letters, and legacy of Dolley Payne Todd Madison, wife of James Madison and the most important First Lady of the 19th Century.
http://moderntimes.vcdh.virginia.edu/madison/