# Lois Romano on the Misunderstood Figure of Mary Todd Lincoln

Aristocrat by birth, supporter of the Union war effort and the refugees of slavery, an emotional widow: Mary Todd Lincoln’s character was complex, and her story was often written by the men around her. In this conversation, Lois Romano (“An Inconvenient Widow”) reveals how she drew on archival materials to provide the most complete portrait of a fascinating woman.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 39 min
- By: Romano, Lois
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-12388/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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