She was the first woman whose death led to an adjournment of Congress.
Louisa Adams
Dolley Madison
Betsy Ross
Abigail Adams
Louisa Adams. The wife of former president John Quincy Adams, she had served as First Lady from 1825 to 1829. After her husband’s death, she continued to live in the nation’s capital, and when she died in 1852 Congress adjourned so that members could attend her funeral.