Martha Washington
Lee, Sally / Anthony, Carl![Martha Washington](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/731/7316315/CHSBZCOP037316315.jpg)
Martha Dandridge Washington became first lady on April 30, 1789. But before she became first lady, she was a wealthy plantation owner with two children to raise. Learn about her childhood, family life, and goals as first lady of the United States.