Not so long ago, if your mind pondered on Mary Todd Lincoln, you simply thought of her association with her famous husband, Abraham, the 16th President of the United States.

Getting Mary Todd Wrong Means Getting Abraham Lincoln Wrong Even the greatest biographies are fallible and promote fallacies. David Hackett Fischer said as much more than 50 years ago in his book, ...

Though Abraham Lincoln had humble beginnings, Mary Todd was from a well-to-do family in Kentucky. She's well-known for her Southern hospitality, love of entertaining, and an iconic recipe: White ...

The play stems from an idea “Oh, Mary!” writer and star Cole Escola had in 2009: “What if Abraham Lincoln’s assassination wasn’t such a bad thing for Mary Todd?” ...

Half-length portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States and wife of Abraham Lincoln, wearing patterned dress, 1861. Note: Image has been digitally colorized using a modern process.

Escola gives the former first lady a wild second act in the Tony-nominated play Oh, Mary! "This play is about a woman with a dream that no one around her understands," Escola says.

Apart from Mary Todd Lincoln, other significant women in Abraham Lincoln's life include Ann Rutledge, Mary Owens, and a woman named Betsey.