The Insanity File: The Case of Mary Todd Lincoln By Mark E. Neely and R. Gerald McMurtry Southern Illinois University Press, 217 pages, $19.95 The Trials of Mrs. Lincoln By Samuel A. Schreiner Dona… ...

Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s surviving wife, was declared insane after a case brought by her son Robert. But she was determined to escape the institution she was placed in.

An 1864 letter from Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln, is for sale for $15,000 by The Raab Collection in Philadelphia. It shows a rarely seen side of the first lady, said an expert.

Mary’s getting a new cabinet! The Tony-winning production of Oh, Mary! has just announced that joining Jinkx Monsoon in her ...

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 ...

Catherine Clinton looked back at the life of first lady Mary Todd Lincoln. She discussed the Lincoln courtship and marriage as well as Mary's introduction to Washington as a congressman's wife.

The Mary Todd Lincoln House's mission is to "cultivate public interest in the multilayered past by sharing the story of a woman whose experiences resonate today." Posted . and last updated.

First lady Mary Todd Lincoln, who also experienced the deaths of three of her children and the assassination of her husband, was a troubled figure in 19th-century American history.

imagines Mary Todd Lincoln as a lonely drunk who dreams about returning to her only true love, cabaret. Cole Escola first came up in the cabaret and comedy scenes of New York.

The massed forces of the Confederacy are no match for Cole Escola’s chaotic version of Mary Todd Lincoln, a wild-eyed wannabe cabaret star marinated in whiskey, paint thinner and self-delusion ...

A newly discovered letter written by former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln shows a side of her that is rarely seen, an author and historical document expert told FOX Business. The letter is ...

Executive Director Gwen Thompson gave a tour of the house in which first lady Mary Todd Lincoln was raised. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1818, Mary Todd Lincoln was the fourth of sixteen children.