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01.16.15 Selected Female Leader – First Lady of the South: The Life of Mrs. Jefferson Davis by Ishbel Ross, published in 1958.

Our Selected Female Leader is Varina Davis.  The best biography of this remarkable lady is by Ishbel Ross, titled, First Lady of the South: The Life of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, published in 1958.

To link to our review of this biography click below:

https://southernhistorians.org/the-societys-southern-life-recommended-reading/07-important-biographies/07-14-important-biographies-female-leaders/07-14-01-important-biographies-female-leaders-a-suggested-reading/ 

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