Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge (1879-1957) was the wife of the 30th President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge. She was the First Lady from 1923 to 1929. She graduated from the University of Vermont in 1902 with a bachelor of arts degree in teaching and joined the Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech in Northampton, Massachusetts to teach deaf children to communicate by lip reading, rather than by signing. She met Calvin Coolidge in 1904, and the two were married the following year.
As her husband advanced his political career, Coolidge avoided politics. When Calvin Coolidge was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 1919, she remained at home in Northampton with their children. After her husband's election as vice president in 1920, the family moved to Washington, D.C., living at the Willard Hotel. Coolidge did not speak out on political issues of the day, including women's rights. Instead, she dedicated herself to supporting popular causes and organizations, such as the Red Cross and the Visiting Nurse Association.
After the death of her son Calvin in 1924, she won the sympathy of the country. Unlike previous first ladies, who had withdrawn almost entirely from the public spotlight after personal tragedies, Coolidge resumed her official duties after only a few months.
In 1929, Calvin Coolidge's term as president ended, and the couple retired to Northampton. After her husband's death in 1933, Coolidge continued her work with the deaf and wrote for several magazines. She served on the boards of Mercersburg Academy and the Clarke School.
After the start of World War II, Grace joined a local Northampton committee dedicated to helping Jewish refugees from Europe. In 1957, she died of heart disease, and was buried in Plymouth, Vermont, beside her husband and her son.
These amazing photographs from Boston Public Library were taken by Boston photographer Leslie Ronald Jones that documented everyday life of Mrs. Coolidge and her family in the 1920s.
As her husband advanced his political career, Coolidge avoided politics. When Calvin Coolidge was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 1919, she remained at home in Northampton with their children. After her husband's election as vice president in 1920, the family moved to Washington, D.C., living at the Willard Hotel. Coolidge did not speak out on political issues of the day, including women's rights. Instead, she dedicated herself to supporting popular causes and organizations, such as the Red Cross and the Visiting Nurse Association.
After the death of her son Calvin in 1924, she won the sympathy of the country. Unlike previous first ladies, who had withdrawn almost entirely from the public spotlight after personal tragedies, Coolidge resumed her official duties after only a few months.
In 1929, Calvin Coolidge's term as president ended, and the couple retired to Northampton. After her husband's death in 1933, Coolidge continued her work with the deaf and wrote for several magazines. She served on the boards of Mercersburg Academy and the Clarke School.
After the start of World War II, Grace joined a local Northampton committee dedicated to helping Jewish refugees from Europe. In 1957, she died of heart disease, and was buried in Plymouth, Vermont, beside her husband and her son.
These amazing photographs from Boston Public Library were taken by Boston photographer Leslie Ronald Jones that documented everyday life of Mrs. Coolidge and her family in the 1920s.
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| Coolidge, the law and order governor, with his family during police strike, 1920 |
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| Pres. Coolidge and family, circa 1920 |
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| Calvin Coolidge and wife, circa 1921 |
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| Governor and Mrs. Coolidge when Coolidge was elected as V.P., circa 1921 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge and son John in Plymouth, VT, circa 1924 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge with son John, 1924 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge, 1924 |
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| Pres. Coolidge and wife greet a civil war vet in Plymouth, VT, 1924 |
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| Pres. Coolidge presented with rakes, 1924 |
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| Pres. Coolidge's Plymouth Vt. home, 1924 |
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| John, Mrs. and Pres. Coolidge in Adirondacks, 1926 |
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| Mrs. Calvin Coolidge in 1926 |
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| Mrs. Calvin Coolidge in 1926 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge and their dog Rob Roy, circa 1926 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge in cemetery, 1926 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge visit cemetery, 1926 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge with their dog Rob Roy, 1926 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge, circa 1926 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge, circa 1926 |
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| Pres. Coolidge and wife in Swampscott, circa 1926 |
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| Pres. Coolidge and wife walking in cemetery, 1926 |
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| President and Mrs. Coolidge, 1926 |
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| Mrs. Coolidge and son John in Northampton, 1928 |
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| Mrs. Coolidge and son John leaving her mother's home at 21 Massasoit St., Northampton, 1928 |
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| Mrs. Coolidge arrives at her mother's home in Northampton, 1928 |
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| Mrs. Coolidge arrives at her mother's home in Northampton, 1928 |
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| Mrs. Coolidge in Andover, 1928 |
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| Mrs. Coolidge waving in Andover, 1928 |
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| Mrs. Coolidge with her mother's nurse in Northampton, 1928 |
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| Mrs. Coolidge with son John at Northampton, 1928 |
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| Mrs. Coolidge's housekeeper, Mrs. Coolidge, and Mrs. Hills in Northampton, MA, 1928 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge at Andover, 1928 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge at Andover, 1928 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge at Andover, 1928 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge in Andover, 1928 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge in Andover, 1928 |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge in Northampton to cast vote for Herbert Hoover, 1928 |
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| Calvin Coolidge and wife at sea |
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| Here is Mrs. Coolidge's double and she lives in Boston |
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| Mrs. and Col. Lindbergh with Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge in front of temporary White House in Washington |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge at M.I.T. |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge at Salem depot |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge in automobile |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge read inscription on monument to Gov. William Bradford |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge with aunt Mrs. Wilder |
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| Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge with their dog Rob Roy |
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| Pres. Coolidge and wife aboard the yacht Mayflower |
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| Pres. Coolidge and wife in Cohasset |
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| President and Mrs. Coolidge in Cambridge |
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| Pres. Coolidge and wife return to Northampton after the end of Coolidge's second term, 1929 |
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| Ex-Pres. and Mrs. Coolidge return to Northampton, MA, 1929 |
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