Yesterday the Interweave blog had an interesting post for President’s Day all about First Ladies who crocheted. I was so interested to read about Ida Saxton McKinley who crocheted over 4000 slippers while her husband was in office despite her ill health. The photos today are from a wonderful article on Betsy Butler’s blog. (See it here.) This is from Interweave:
- “Ida Saxton McKinley (1847-1907), the wife of President William McKinley (1843-1901), was limited by precarious health. Suffering from severe headaches, mild epileptic seizures, fainting spells, and periods of depression, she often preferred to remain in her private quarters. But despite her physical limitations, she was an avid crocheter said to have crocheted some 4,000 pairs of bedroom slippers during her lifetime . . . Mrs. McKinley either gave these slippers away to friends, veterans, and orphans or she sold them at auction to raise money for the charities that she supported.”
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