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| + | |birthname = Abigail Ann Barrington |
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| − | dates = January 20, [[1999]] - January 20, [[2007]] | |
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| + | |dob = February 13, 1942 |
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| − | predeccessor = [[Libby Lassiter]] | |
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| − | successor = [[Helen Santos]] | |
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| + | |profession = Medicine<br/>Politics |
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| + | |jobs = Doctor of Medicine<br/><small>'''[[1999]]—[[2007]]'''</small><br/>[[First Lady of the United States]] |
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| − | '''Dr. Abigail Ann 'Abbey' Bartlet, M.D.''', was the [[wikipedia:First Lady of the United States|First Lady of the United States]] from [[1999]] to [[2007]]. She is the wife of now-former President [[Josiah Bartlet]]. Abbey is commonly known as a world-class physcian. She is portrayed on the show by [[Stockard Channing]]. |
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| − | ==Biography== |
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| + | |nickname = Abbey |
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| − | ===Early Life=== |
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| − | Abbey was born to John and Miranda Barrington on February 13, 1944. |
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| + | |family = [[Elizabeth Bartlet]]<br/><small>(daughter)</small><br/>[[Ellie Bartlet]]<br/><small>(daughter)</small><br/>[[Zoey Bartlet]]<br/><small>(daughter)</small><br/>[[Annie Westin]]<br/><small>(granddaughter)</small><br/>[[Gus Westin]]<br/><small>(grandson)</small><br/>Thomas Broom Weathergill<br/><small>(ancestor)</small><br/>[[Vic Faison]]<br/><small>(son-in-law)</small><br/>[[Doug Westin]]<br/><small>(son-in-law)</small> |
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| − | She is a life-long native of New Hampshire. |
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| + | |romances = [[Josiah Bartlet]]<br/><small>(husband)</small><br/>[[Ron Erlich]]<br/><small>(dated)</small> |
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| + | |haircolor = Dark brown |
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| + | |eyecolor = Brown |
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| + | |actor = [[Stockard Channing]] |
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| + | |first = ''[[The State Dinner]]'' |
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| + | |last = ''[[Tomorrow]]'' |
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| + | |mentioned = ''[[Pilot]]'' • ''[[The Crackpots and These Women]]'' |
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| + | }}'''Dr. Abigail Bartlet''', M.D., serves as the [[First Lady of the United States]] from [[1999]] to [[2007]]. Dr. Bartlet is widely acknowledged as a world-class physician. She is the wife of President [[Josiah Bartlet]] and mother of [[Elizabeth Bartlet]], [[Ellie Bartlet]], and [[Zoey Bartlet]]. |
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| + | ==Youth== |
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| − | Raised a Catholic. |
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| + | Abbey met the young Josiah Bartlet while he was attending Notre Dame. However, University of Notre Dame would have been a men's school at the time, thus it is likely she attended [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mary%27s_College_%28Indiana%29 Saint Mary's College], the prestigious sister institution across the street which has only become less selective since Notre Dame became coeducational. Jed, at the time, was studying to become a priest with the Roman Catholic Church. Despite this fact, Abbey and Jed developed a strong relationship they married in 1967, 32 years before the Bartlet Presidency. The two eventually had three daughters, [[Elizabeth Bartlet|Elizabeth]], [[Ellie Bartlet|Ellie]], and [[Zoey Bartlet|Zoey]]. |
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| − | Her parents currently live in Massachusetts. |
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| − | ===University of Notre Dame=== |
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| + | After Saint Mary's College, Abbey attended Harvard Medical School. After eight years of schooling, she graduated with her M.D.. Her specialties are in internal medicine and thoracic surgery. She began practicing medicine in [[1974]], and was on the staff of both Boston Mercy Hospital and Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. She was Adjunct Professor of Thoracic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Abbey served as First Lady to her home state of [[wikipedia:New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] from 1991 to 1999 when her husband became Governor. During this time, Abigail visited children hospitals and worked to raise funding for the state health-care system. |
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| − | Abbey double majored in anatomy and physiology. |
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| + | ==FLOTUS== |
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| − | Graduated ''[[wikipedia:summa cum laude|summa cum laude]]'' in 1966. |
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| + | Abbey became the nation's First Lady on January 20, 1999 and served in this capacity until January 20, 2007. She was politically active during her time in the White House. She advocated on behalf of victims of forced child labor around the world. In [[2004]], she gave testimony on [[wikipedia:Capital Hill|Capital Hill]] for her strong support of the Equal Pay Act and the Equal Rights Amendment. Abbey also took action to edit UN resolutions to ensure that all forms of prostitution were made illegal, whether it be forced prostitution or not. |
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| + | Abbey has stated, on more than one occasion, that she believes a national health care system would highly benefit the country. During her time in office, Abbey often visited the Kennedy Center and the Lincoln Memorial. Abbey left with an approval rating of 87% with the American people. To protect the secret of her husband's multiple sclerosis, Abbey gave the President doses of betaseron, which helped keep his MS in check. |
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| − | This is an impossibility. Notre Dame didn't admit women until 1972. |
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| ⚫ | Her decision to medicate her husband, in violation of several American Medical Association rules, led her to voluntarily surrender her medical license for the duration of her stay in the White House on the eve of a hearing to determine her fate. Afterwards, she continued to help the sick and injured by volunteering at a shelter in one of DC's more troubled neighborhoods. |
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| − | ===Meeting Jed=== |
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| − | While attending Notre Dame, Abbey met the young Jed Bartlet. |
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| − | Jed,at the time, was studying to become a priest with the [[wikipedia:Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]]. |
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| − | Despite this fact, Abbey and Jed developed a strong relationship. |
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| − | In her second year of study, the young couple decided to "christian" in a romantic relationship. |
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| − | The couple married in [[wikipedia:1967|1967]], approximately 32 years before the Bartlet Presidency. |
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| + | ==Resume== |
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| − | After Notre Dame, Abbey was accepted to [[wikipedia:Harvard Medical School|Harvard Medical]]. |
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| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mary%27s_College_%28Indiana%29 Saint Mary's College], B.A. |
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| + | '''Career''' |
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| − | After 8 years of schooling, she graduated with the Class of '74 and receieved her [[wikipedia:Doctorate in Medicine|M.D.]]. |
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| + | '''Politics''' |
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| − | At the time, Jed, received his [[Ph.D.]] in Economics at the [[wikipedia:London School of Economics|London School of Economics]]. |
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| + | * She used to babysit [[Amy Gardner]] as a teen. ("[[Privateers]]") |
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| − | Her specialties are in internal medicine and thoracic surgery. |
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| + | * Her ancestor 17 generations back was a privateer for the American colonists. |
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| − | She began practicing medicine some twenty-five years before the start of the series, and is on the staff of both [[Boston Mercy Hospital]] and [[Columbia Presbyterian Hospital]]. |
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| + | == Photos == |
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| − | ===Becoming a Mother=== |
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| − | Abbey is mother to: |
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| − | *[[Liz_Bartlet| Liz]], born in 1969. |
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| − | *[[Ellie_Bartlet| Ellie]], born in 1974. |
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| − | *[[Zoey_Bartlet| Zoey]], born in 1980. |
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| − | ===First Lady of New Hampshire=== |
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| − | Abbey served as First Lady to her home state of [[wikipedia:New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] from 1991 to 1999 when Jed became Governor. |
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| − | During this time, Abbey visited children's hospitals and worked to raise funding for the state healthcare system. |
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| − | ===First Lady of the United States=== |
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| − | Abbey became to nation's [[wikipedia:First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] on January 20, 1999 and served in this capacity until January 20, 2007. |
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| − | In [[wikipedia:2003|2003]], Abbey was temorarily removed from her position as First Lady when Jed resigned after the kidnapping of their youngest daughter, [[Zoey]]. Three days later, after Zoey was returned, Abbey reassumed the role of First Lady. |
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| − | In [[wikipedia:2004|2004]], she gave testimony on [[wikipedia:Capital Hill|Capital Hill]] for her strong support of the [[wikipedia:Lilly Ledbetter Act|Equal Pay Act]](EPA) and the [[wikipedia:Equal Rights Amendment|Equal Rights Amendment]](ERA). |
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| − | Abbey also took action to edit [[wikipedia:United Nations|U.N.]] resolutions to ensure that all forms of prostitution were made illegal, whether it be forced prostitution or not. |
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| − | Abbey has stated, on more than one occasion, that she believes a national health care system would highly benefit the country. |
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| − | During her time in office, Abbey often visited the [[wikipedia:Kennedy Center|Kennedy Center]] and the [[wikipedia:Lincoln Memorial|Lincoln Memorial]]. |
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| − | Abbey left with an approval rating of 87% with the [[wikipedia:People of the United States of America|American]] people. |
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| − | ====MS Scandal==== |
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| − | To protect the secret of her husband's [[wikipedia:multiple sclerosis|multiple sclerosis]], Abbey gave the President doses of betaseron, which helped keep his MS in check. |
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| − | Despite this fact, Abbey volunteered at the [[wikipedia:Johns Hopkins University Hospital|Johns Hopkins University Hospital]]. |
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| − | ===After the White House=== |
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| − | Upon the Bartlets leave from the [[wikipedia:White House|White House]], the couple returned to [[wikipedia:Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester, New Hampshire]] to live a quiet life. |
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| − | Abbey organized fundraising for the '''''Josiah Edward Bartlet Presidential Library'''''. |
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| − | Jed went on to negotiate a peace with an ambigiuos international conflict in [[wikipedia:Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]]. |
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| − | * 1966: [[wikipedia:University of Notre Dame|University of Notre Dame]], Double Major- Anatomy, Physiology |
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| − | * 1974: [[wikipedia:Harvard Medical School|Harvard Medical School]], M.D. |
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| − | ===Work History=== |
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| − | * 1975-1981: Staff Member, [[wikipedia:Boston|Boston]] Mercy Hospital |
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| − | * 1981-1991: Staff Member, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital |
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| − | * 1985-1990: Board Member, Metron HealthCare |
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| − | * ''When First Lady'': Adjunct Professor Thoracic Surgery at [[wikipedia:Harvard Medical School|Harvard Medical School]] |
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| − | *1999-2007: First Lady of the [[wikipedia:United States of America|United States]] |
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Revision as of 16:03, 29 November 2020
Dr. Abigail Bartlet, M.D., serves as the First Lady of the United States from 1999 to 2007. Dr. Bartlet is widely acknowledged as a world-class physician. She is the wife of President Josiah Bartlet and mother of Elizabeth Bartlet, Ellie Bartlet, and Zoey Bartlet.
Youth
Abbey met the young Josiah Bartlet while he was attending Notre Dame. However, University of Notre Dame would have been a men's school at the time, thus it is likely she attended Saint Mary's College, the prestigious sister institution across the street which has only become less selective since Notre Dame became coeducational. Jed, at the time, was studying to become a priest with the Roman Catholic Church. Despite this fact, Abbey and Jed developed a strong relationship they married in 1967, 32 years before the Bartlet Presidency. The two eventually had three daughters, Elizabeth, Ellie, and Zoey.
Career
After Saint Mary's College, Abbey attended Harvard Medical School. After eight years of schooling, she graduated with her M.D.. Her specialties are in internal medicine and thoracic surgery. She began practicing medicine in 1974, and was on the staff of both Boston Mercy Hospital and Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. She was Adjunct Professor of Thoracic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Abbey served as First Lady to her home state of New Hampshire from 1991 to 1999 when her husband became Governor. During this time, Abigail visited children hospitals and worked to raise funding for the state health-care system.
FLOTUS
Abbey became the nation's First Lady on January 20, 1999 and served in this capacity until January 20, 2007. She was politically active during her time in the White House. She advocated on behalf of victims of forced child labor around the world. In 2004, she gave testimony on Capital Hill for her strong support of the Equal Pay Act and the Equal Rights Amendment. Abbey also took action to edit UN resolutions to ensure that all forms of prostitution were made illegal, whether it be forced prostitution or not.
Abbey has stated, on more than one occasion, that she believes a national health care system would highly benefit the country. During her time in office, Abbey often visited the Kennedy Center and the Lincoln Memorial. Abbey left with an approval rating of 87% with the American people. To protect the secret of her husband's multiple sclerosis, Abbey gave the President doses of betaseron, which helped keep his MS in check.
Her decision to medicate her husband, in violation of several American Medical Association rules, led her to voluntarily surrender her medical license for the duration of her stay in the White House on the eve of a hearing to determine her fate. Afterwards, she continued to help the sick and injured by volunteering at a shelter in one of DC's more troubled neighborhoods.
Resume
Education
- Saint Mary's College, B.A.
- Harvard Medical School, M.D.
Career
- When First Lady: Adjunct Professor Thoracic Surgery at Harvard Medical School
- When First Lady: Volunteer, Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Politics
- 1991-1999: First Lady of New Hampshire
- 1999-2007: First Lady of the United States
Trivia
- She used to babysit Amy Gardner as a teen. ("Privateers")
- Her ancestor 17 generations back was a privateer for the American colonists.
Photos
| PREDECESSOR Libby Lassiter |
First Lady of the United States 1999-2007 |
SUCCESSOR Helen Santos |