This paper examines how being the First Lady is to live in the spotlight and to be a role model for thousands of women, not
just in the United States, but also worldwide. It shows how First Ladies prefer to let their husbands be the president, focusing on such issues and foreign and
domestic policies, whereas they prefer to focus on issues closer to home that directly affect the American people. It describes the lives of Eleanor Roosevelt, Barbara Bush, and Nancy Reagan, three First Ladies who each had to deal with criticism, controversy and pressure in their time. It provides a brief biography of each of their lives and analyzes their contribution to society.