Grace Coolidge

Grace Coolidge was the wife of the 30th president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, and served as the first lady from 1923 to 1929.

Grace Anna Goodhue

First Lady

January 3, 1879

Capricorn

July 08, 1957

78

Burlington, Vermont

Grace Anna Coolidge (née Goodhue; January 3, 1879 – July 8, 1957) was married to Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States, and served as the first lady from 1923 to 1929. Prior to that, she was the second lady of the United States from 1921 to 1923. Grace graduated from the University of Vermont in 1902 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in teaching and worked at the Clarke Schools for the Deaf as a teacher. She was a strong advocate for deaf education and served on the board of the Clarke School for the Deaf.

Grace Coolidge was also active in the Red Cross and the Women’s National Press Club. She was an accomplished equestrian who enjoyed riding horses with her husband, Calvin Coolidge. In the 1924 presidential election, she even rode her horse to the polls to cast her vote. Grace helped establish the Vermont Horse Show Association and was an honorary member of the Middlesex Hunt Club.

In 1931, she was voted one of America’s 12 greatest living women and received a gold medal for her positive personal influence as First Lady. Grace Coolidge was known for her approachability and popularity as a White House hostess, and she became a style icon for American women during her time as First Lady.