Spouses of the Governors of Hawaii

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The spouse of the Governor of Hawaii is an unpaid ceremonial position. Territorial spouses carved out their roles in varied ways, from traditional wives who raised the children and supported their husbands, to philanthropists and society hostesses. Perhaps the most personal insight into any of the spouses came from Territorial Governor Sanford B. Dole. Three years after the death of Anna Prentice Cate Dole, he published a small book, "... for those who loved and still love Anna--my dear wife." detailing their courtship and marriage, her love of poetry, and the admiration the first Governor of the Territory of Hawaii had for his wife.

Nancy Quinn bridged the change of history, as the wife of the last Governor of the Territory of Hawaii and first Governor of the State of Hawaii. She believed her position was to put family first, being her husband's support in a place and time when Hawaii had not yet worked out financial accommodations for care of the governor's family. Beatrice Burns was a nurse and polio survivor; so far, the only governor's spouse of Hawaii who served her term while in a wheelchair. The agendas of the first spouses have evolved as the country's social history has. Jean Ariyoshi helped reforest Hawaii with "A Million Trees of Aloha". Lynne Waihee put children's literacy first on her agenda. Vicky Cayetano was a business owner before she married Governor Ben Cayetano. Through her business acumen, a trust fund was created to erect a new residence for Hawaii's governor.

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First Ladies of the State of Hawaii

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See also

• Spouses of the Mayors of Honolulu

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References

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Bibliography

• Dole, Sanford B. (1921). Anna Cate Dole; memoranda by her husband. Honolulu Star Bulletin Press - via HathiTrust.
• McCarthy, Charles J. (1921). "AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF GOVERNOR CHARLES J. McCARTHY OF HAWAII". The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society. 19: 194-195 - via HathiTrust.

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Further reading

• Ariyoshi, Jean Hayashi (2004). Washington Place : A First Lady's Story. Honolulu: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. ISBN 978-0-9761493-0-9.
• Caraway, Nancie (1991). Segregated Sisterhood : Racism and the Politics of American Feminism (1. ed.). Knoxville: Univ. of Tennessee Press. ISBN 978-0-87049-719-3.
• Damon, Ethel M. (1957). Sanford Ballard Dole and His Hawaii: With an Analysis of Justice Dole's Legal Opinions. Pacific Books for the Hawaiian Historical Society - via Questia (subscription required). pp. 7-98, 99, 103-4, 128-29, 130, 133, 134, 135-36, 138, 144, 147, 148, 149-50, 151-52, 162, 163, 189, 191, 192, 215, 223, 224-25, 235, 239, 241, 266, 320-22, 331, 355, 358-62, death of, 370. OCLC 654878776. (Multiple pages referring to Anna Cate Dole)

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