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Biografia. Casamento e filhos. Morte. Referências. Ligações externas. Betty Ford. Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren " Betty " Ford ( Chicago, 8 de abril de 1918 – Rancho Mirage, 8 de julho de 2011) foi a primeira-dama dos Estados Unidos entre 1974 e 1977 durante a presidência de seu marido, Gerald Ford. [ 1] .
Signature. Elizabeth Anne Ford ( née Bloomer; formerly Warren; [2] April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011) was the first lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of President Gerald Ford. As first lady, she was active in social policy and set a precedent as a politically active presidential spouse.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Betty Ford was an American first lady (1974–77)—the wife of Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States—and founder of the Betty Ford Center, a facility dedicated to helping people recover from drug and alcohol dependence. She was noted for her strong opinions on public issues and her candour
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Elizabeth “Betty” Anne Bloomer was the third child, and only daughter, of William Bloomer, Sr. and Hortense Neahr. Elizabeth’s father worked for the Royal Rubber Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her mother was related to a wealthy Grand Rapids furniture manufacturing family. Betty’s mother thought social graces were important, so in 1926 eight-ye...
Hortense Bloomer never completely accepted her daughter’s career choice and urged Betty to come home. Finally, after realizing that she would probably not be a premier dancer, Betty returned to Grand Rapids in 1941 to work full-time at Herpolscheimer’s department store. After a series of promotions, she became a fashion coordinator for the store. S...
In August of 1947, Betty Warren met 34-year-old attorney Gerald Ford, a U.S. Navy lieutenant. Ford had returned from duty to resume his law practice, and to run for U.S. Congress. The couple dated for a year before Ford proposed in February of 1948, and the couple married two weeks before the November election. He picked this date because he was co...
On December 6, 1973, Ford was appointed Vice President under Richard Nixon, after Vice President Spiro Angew resigned. Then, on August 9, 1974, in an unprecedented move, Richard Nixon resigned from office under pressure from the Watergatescandal. Under United States law, Gerald Ford became the 38th President of the United States. Betty Ford was off...
Weeks after Betty Ford became First Lady, she was diagnosed with malignant breast cancer during a routine exam. Ford underwent a mastectomy, and her openness about her illness raised visibility for a disease that Americans had previously been reluctant to discuss. During her convalescence, she realized the influence and power being a First Lady had...
Since the early 1960s, Betty Ford had been taking opioid analgesics for pain from a pinched nerve. Her dependency on these drugs had dissipated during her time in the White House, but after leaving Washington, D.C., her drinking of alcohol increased—as did her use of prescription drugs. In 1978, the Ford family staged an intervention, and forced Be...
In 1987, Betty Ford published a book about her treatment entitled Betty: A Glad Awakening. In 2003, Ford produced another book, Healing and Hope: Six Women from the Betty Ford Center Share Their Powerful Journeys of Addiction and Recovery. In 1991, she earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George H.W. Bush; then received the Congressional Gol...
Learn about Betty Ford, the wife of Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States. Discover her life story, from her dance career to her breast cancer diagnosis, and her advocacy for women's rights and addiction treatment.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Learn about Betty Ford's life, from her dance career to her role as the first lady of the United States. Discover how she advocated for women's rights, breast cancer awareness and addiction treatment.
Betty Ford, viúva do ex-presidente americano Gerald Ford, morreu nesta sexta-feira aos 93 anos, informou a diretora da Biblioteca Presidencial de Gerald Ford, Elaine Didier. Betty foi primeira-dama dos Estados Unidos entre 1974 e 1977 e ficou conhecida por ser a fundadora de uma famosa clínica de reabilitação de dependências que levava seu ...
9 de jul. de 2011 · Betty Ford, the outspoken and much-admired wife of President Gerald R. Ford who overcame alcoholism and an addiction to pills and helped found one of the best-known rehabilitation centers in...
