BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sarah Polk UID:2008-05-04-19-02-01-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:OPAQUE RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9;BYMONTHDAY=4 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250904 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250905 DTSTAMP:20260315T201433 CATEGORIES:First Spouse LOCATION:Murfreesboro\, Tennessee GEO:35.8456213;-86.39027 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

Sarah Polk, born Sarah Childress on September 4, 1803, in Murfreesbo ro, Tennessee, was the wife of James K. Polk, the 11th President of the Un ited States, and served as First Lady from 1845 to 1849. Raised in a wealt hy and well-educated family, she attended the Moravian Female Academy in N orth Carolina, one of the few institutions offering higher education to wo men at the time.

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Sarah married Jam es K. Polk in 1824 and became an active and influential partner in his pol itical life. She was deeply interested in politics, often advising her hus band, helping write speeches, and reading newspapers and congressional rep orts to stay informed. As First Lady, she brought a sense of refinement an d seriousness to the White House, banning dancing, card games, and alcohol from official functions due to her strong Presbyterian faith.

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Af ter President Polk died just three months after leaving office in 1849, Sa rah lived in their home, Polk Place, in Nashville, Tennessee, for more tha n 40 years. She remained a prominent and respected figure in society until her death on August 14, 1891.

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DESCRIPTION:Sarah Polk\, born Sarah Childress on September 4\, 1803\, in Mu rfreesboro\, Tennessee\, was the wife of James K. Polk\, the 11th Presiden t of the United States\, and served as First Lady from 1845 to 1849. Raise d in a wealthy and well-educated family\, she attended the Moravian Female Academy in North Carolina\, one of the few institutions offering higher e ducation to women at the time.\nSarah married James K. Polk in 1824 and be came an active and influential partner in his political life. She was deep ly interested in politics\, often advising her husband\, helping write spe eches\, and reading newspapers and congressional reports to stay informed. As First Lady\, she brought a sense of refinement and seriousness to the White House\, banning dancing\, card games\, and alcohol from official fun ctions due to her strong Presbyterian faith.\nAfter President Polk died ju st three months after leaving office in 1849\, Sarah lived in their home\, Polk Place\, in Nashville\, Tennessee\, for more than 40 years. She remai ned a prominent and respected figure in society until her death on August 14\, 1891.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/1,6125-sarah-po lk?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR