Mary Todd Lincoln was the wife of President Abraham Lincoln. As Fist Lady, she soon found herself shunned by the general public and belittled by the press. To say she wasn't popular would be an understatement. But why was the spouse of the man who emancipated the slaves and saved the union so unliked?
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