Course detail: Significant United States First Ladies of the Modern Era

We will look at eight U.S. first ladies who lived in the 20th and 21st centuries. They are not as well-known as some of the other first ladies, but they made impressive contributions to the United States. We will study Lou Hoover, Bess Truman, Mamie Eisenhower, Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, Rosalynn Carter, Barbara Bush and Laura Bush.


Instructor Bio: Anita Tebbe is a retired professor in the legal studies department at Johnson County Community College. She earned an undergraduate degree in history, a graduate degree in education and a degree in law. Anita is a Kansas-licensed attorney and has more than 40 years of teaching experience at the high school and college levels.


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Course pre-requisites
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 Session Information: OC27343F

Schedule: Every week on Tuesday, starting on 11/17/26 and ending on 12/01/26
Times: 01:00pm-03:00pm CST
In-Person : $50.00

Instructors

Name Additional Resources
Anita Tebbe

Facility Detail

Santa Marta Retirement Community
13800 W 116th St
Olathe, KS 66062

Cancellation Policy

A refund less a $5.00 cancellation fee will be assessed for all cancellations made in writing prior to 7 days before the start of the event. After that time, no refunds will be made.