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The First Lady
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Season 1
Episode 105
Eleanor holds the White House's first all-female press conference and grows closer to journalist Lorena Hickock. Betty publicly announces her breast cancer diagnosis. Michelle prompts new legislation with her healthy school lunch program.
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Franklin's marital indiscretions push Eleanor to socialize with more political women.
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57:17
Eleanor, Betty and Michelle meet their future husbands.
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55:11
Eleanor presses Franklin to act, Betty becomes First Lady, and Michelle faces opposition.
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54:57
Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford, and Michelle Obama grapple with idea of the First Lady.