30 Tragic Facts About Mary Todd Lincoln

30 Tragic Facts About Mary Todd Lincoln

Trista - December 15, 2019

30 Tragic Facts About Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Lincoln. LOC.

20. Mary Dealt With Rages While Abraham Dealt With Depression

Everyone’s relationship has problems. While the couple had happy moments and showed compassion toward each other, they also had very violent and troubling moments. One night, Mary struck her husband in the head with a piece of wood because he didn’t add it to the fire fast enough.

Mary also had jealous rages because she genuinely believed her husband cheated on her with several women. Part of this is because Lincoln considered himself a bit of a lady’s man. Furthermore, Mary had to deal with her husband’s bouts of depression, where he refused to communicate.

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