Profile of the Day: Laura Bush
Happy birthday, Laura Bush! Today the former First Lady turns 69.
She was born Laura Lane Welch on November 4, 1946 in Midland, Texas. The only child of Harold Welch and Jenna Louise Hawkins Welch, Laura developed a love for reading at a young age. She worked as a second grade school teacher before earning her master’s degree in Library Science. In 1977, she met George W. Bush and they were married later that year.
As First Lady of the United States, she focused on issues regarding education and women’s health. She created the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries to help support the nation’s school libraries. Her work to promote child literacy and education still continues to this day.
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