american revolution • dolley madison • ELEMENTARY SCHOOL • fiction • girl heroine • girl power • historical fiction • mighty girl • upper middle grade • VIRGINIA • war of 1812 • WRITING May 24, 2022

Happy 254th Birthday, Dolley Madison!

Let’s hear it for the Birthday Girl! Dolley Payne Todd Madison turns 254 years young on May 20. The U.S. Postal Service issued this stamp on her 212th birthday in 1980. She was the fourth of eight c...