As Americans celebrate Constitution Day today, they’ll no doubt want to pay tribute to the document’s chief architect, James Madison. But they should also consider the important role that his wife, Dolley Madison, played in the early success of America’s grand experiment in self-government.

Dolley Madison somehow has managed to become one of the most highly celebrated yet still underappreciated women in American history.

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