what happened to martha jefferson? >> she was not in the white house because she died very early on. she and jefferson were married for 10 years. then she died in childbirth. so he was a widower when he moved into the white house. and he needed someone to oversee these parties when both sexes were present. it was thought to be unseemly to entertain in mixed company if you did not have a partner present. so he would sometimes ask dolley madison. >> he did not entertain very much. >> he entertained in a private way. he did not have large entertainments like washington or adams or the madison spirit. >> the capital was getting used to that. was there criticism? >> i think there was criticism not because he was not social, but because he did not invite the women as often as he did the men. he preferred to have a lot of male company and conduct actual political conversations. he also did away with all kinds of rank and protocol. which was very criticized at that time. but he wanted everyone to be treated as equals. he though

jefferson's daughter, martha, gave birth at the white house 208 years ago today.today's winner, allen henry. send your trivia questions. we'll be right back. ♪ [ female announcer ] aaah, the amazing, delicious cinnamon and sugar taste of cinnamon toast crunch and cold milk. ♪ cinnamon toast crunch. female announcer: female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets, at low clearance prices. and through monday, get three years interest-free financing on selected models. don't miss sleep train's year end clearance sale. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> i think this is a great american country, great country, and if we can't find more than two or three families to run for high office, that's silly. and i think that kennedys, clintons, bushes, there are just more families than that. i would hope that someone else would run, although there's no question in my mind that jeb is the best qualified person to run for president, but i hope he won't, because i think he'll get all my enemies. >> well, there you go. doesn't look like f

jefferson who headed the mid west community council. julia fairfax, bernetta barret, rose marie love, rosa lee betts, vivian stewart tyler, reverend janice sharp, martha marshall, congresswoman collins, all the women, deborah graham and emma mitts, representative camille lily, viola thomas, senator pelt, commissioner mcgowan. ms. lillian drummond, mrs. wear, mrs. irene norwood, representative collins. mrs. davis. mrs. boone. deeds, olph record of mayor perkins of maywood, illinois. ms. barbara miner, ms. gus cunningham and countless other women who have provided leadership and have been actively involved in the struggle for self-direction, community improvement and self-determination. erlene went to city hall, the state house and the white house. through her interactions, she walked with kings and queens but never lost the common touch. erlene's two main issues were health care and education. she was a founding member of the mile square health center and the national association of community health centers. i remember meeting we were having at the university of illinois school of public health and its people introduced themselves, they'd always be int