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After the death of her husband, Mary Todd Lincoln's sanity was indangered. Three (out of four) of her children died. Both of her parents and most of her siblings died. Too much death plus some erratic behavior and habits made her last son call for a sanity hearing. A jury of twelve men declared Mary insane. (i wrote three whole research reports on her in the same year.)
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoMary Lincoln suffered from severe headaches throughout her adult life.[13] As First Lady had to deal with the death of her son Willie in 1862, as well as the deaths of siblings killed in the Civil War, these difficult bouts of mourning, especially after Willie's death, led to protracted depression.[14] During her White House years, she suffered a severe head injury in a carriage accident.[15] In addition to depression, Mary suffered from irrational, sometimes public outbursts during Lincoln's presidency; after a jostling, uncomfortable carriage ride to review the troops at City Point, Va., accompanied by Julia Grant (whom she disliked), Mary unleashed pent-up fury on her husband when she arrived to see him riding on horseback beside the wife of General Ord.[16] Such scenes were not infrequent in Mary's life. Due to her erratic behavior and shopping sprees (classic signs of mania) as well as her protracted bouts with depression, some historians and psychologists have speculated that Mary Todd Lincoln suffered from Bipolar disorder.
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∙ 14y agoYes. Wouldn't you go nuts if three of your four sons died and your husband was shot right in front of you?
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How many grand children did Abraham Lincoln have?
Yes. Robert Todd Lincoln, the only son and child to Abraham Lincoln to live past the age of 18, had 3 children; 2 daughters and 1 son.Mary "Mamie" Lincoln (October 15, 1869 - November 21, 1938)Jessie Harlan Lincoln (November 6, 1875 - January 4, 1948)Abraham Lincoln II "Jack" (August 14, 1873 - March 5, 1890)Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, was Abraham Lincoln's great-grandson, and Jessie Lincoln's (Beckwith) youngest son, and Lincoln's last descendant. He died in December of 1985.
Where did Abraham Lincoln go to high school?
Lincoln had only about at total of one year of grade school. He did not attend high school or college.
What nicknames does Hector Lincoln go by?
Hector Lincoln goes by Lincoln.
Is it true that before Abraham Lincoln died he had a crazy dream?
yes it was a week before he died and he heard some one crying in the white house he asked a man who died and he said the president and he looked in the coffin and saw his own face if u don't belive me go to Google search Abe Lincoln answers and click on the top one
What where some of Abraham Lincoln's favorite childhood games?
Abraham Lincoln did not like any kind of games. He was little bit interested in painting. He always wanted to go to school as he was very much interested in studies.
What year did Mary Todd Lincoln go to court for the first time?
She did'nt
What made Mary todd Lincoln go crazy?
She had 3 out 4 of her sons dead of illnesses and her loving husband dead, she even tried commit suicide after her husbands death by a man named John Wilkes Booth. If i were her i`d go crazy too.
Why didn't Mary Todd Lincoln want President Lincoln to go to Gettysburg to make his speech?
Because their son Willie was ill
What did Mary todd Lincoln do after the civil war?
she went to go live in her home town and when her son diead she went mentaly ill
Was Mary Todd Lincoln a volunteer nurse?
No. Mary did go to various hospitals during the Civil War to talk to soldiers, bringing them flowers and food. But she was never an actual, volunteer nurse.
How did marry Lincoln go crazy?
VooDoo
Why did Abraham Lincoln move to new Salem?
Springfield, is where Lincoln's Law practice was located, and it was where he met Mary Todd, his future wife. The two were married in Mary's sister's mansion, in Springfield, Illinois, on November 4, 1842. They then bought a home in Springfield, near Lincoln's Law office, in 1844.
Where did Mary todd Lincoln go to college?
I don't believe she went to a university, but she attended Madame Victoria Mentelle's Boarding School from her early years to her late teens and early twenties.
Is it true Julie grant did not like Mary Lincoln's lifestyle?
Yes.As a matter of fact Julie would not let Ulysses go with Lincoln to the theater because Julie did not like Mary.
Would the world be better or worse if Mary todd Lincoln hadn't live?
It's a hypothetical question. But there is no doubt that she was the only one wanting to go to the theatre that night. If that hadn't happened, Lincoln would not have been assassinated, and could have served his full second term as President. It is widely agreed that this could have saved America from the bad blood of Reconstruction and the beginning of the KKK.
What nicknames does Todd Shaeffer go by?
Todd Shaeffer goes by Oh my Todd!.
What nicknames does Todd Sinkewich go by?
Todd Sinkewich goes by Todd Sink.
