About
Barbara Pierce Bush (1925-2018) was born in New York City and married George H.W. Bush in 1945. Mother of six children, including President George W. Bush and former Governor Jeb Bush, she is one of two women to have been both wife and mother of a U.S. president. As First Lady from 1989 to 1993, she founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and advocated for literacy, contributing to the National Literacy Act of 1991. She also worked to reduce the stigma of HIV/AIDS and supported the restoration of the White House. Author of memoirs and a children's book, she died in 2018.
Major works
- Millie's Book (1990)children's book
- Barbara Bush: A Memoir (1994)memoir
- Reflections: Life After the White House (2003)memoir
Key milestones
- 1989Founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy.
- 1990Delivered a widely praised commencement address at Wellesley College.
- 2018Died in Houston, Texas, at age 92.
Themes
LiteracyFamilyPublic healthPublic serviceEducation
Sources: whitehousehistory.org · bush41.org · awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu