| 麥迪遜令人印象深刻的妻子
多莉麥迪遜在她的丈夫任職兩屆美國總統的1809至 1817年期間、為法定的第一夫人，但她在1801 到 1809年間亦曾擔任當時湯瑪斯傑弗遜總統任職期間的白宮正式女主人（當時她的丈夫是傑弗遜總統的國務卿）、因為傑弗遜的太太已經過世。在她成為真正的第一夫人之後，他與建築師班傑明拉特羅布（Benjamin Latrobe）合作、為總統的住所進行更典雅的裝飾與擺設，也時常設宴款待賓客。
多莉不僅時常設宴待客，還每週定期邀請社會大眾到白宮，讓社會各個階層的真實角色都能出現在白宮之內，這種作法讓他相當受到美國民眾的歡迎。多莉在1812年戰役中作了什麼讓他更廣受民眾愛戴？
Dolley Madison was officially first lady during her husband's two terms as president, from 1809 to 1817. But she also often served as Thomas Jefferson's official White House "hostess" during his presidency from 1801 to 1809 (while her husband served as Jefferson's secretary of state) because Jefferson's wife had died. When she became first lady, she worked with the architect Benjamin Latrobe to furnish and decorate the presidential residence elegantly and she entertained frequently.
Dolley hosted official engagements as well as weekly "drawing rooms" for the public, drawing a true cross section of society to the White House. This made her very popular with the American people. What did Dolley do during the War of 1812 that added to her popularity?
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