| Title | Author | Year | Publisher/Publication | Notes |
| American First Ladies | Watson, Robert P., ed. | 2006 | Pasadena, CA: Salem Press | |
| American National Biography | Carnes, Mark C., and John A. Garraty, eds. | 1999 | New York: Oxford University Press | The American National Biography was originally published in 24 volumes. It is updated semi-annually. The print edition contains biographies of Americans who died before 1955. The on-line, subscription version contains those who died after 1955. |
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| America’s First Families: An Inside View of 200 Years of Private Life in the White House | Anthony, Carl Sferrazza | 2000 | New York: Touchstone | |
| America’s First Ladies: Ohio Library was Established in 1997 in Their Honor | Wadley, Carma | 2007 | Deseret Morning News 19 February 2007 | Article celebrates the tenth anniversary of the National First Ladies Library and includes a quiz on the subject of First Ladies.
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| Amherst and Our Family Tree | Means, Anne M | 1921 | Boston: privately printed | A large book of Jane Pierce’s family history, with full and partial letters of Mrs. Pierce quoted. |
| The Biography Channel Website: Jane Pierce
| | | : Biography | A page of the Biography Channel website providing a bit of information regarding Jane Pierce. The web page can be found here: http://http://www.biography.com/people/jane-pierce-9440403 |
| Celebrating Women: History, Biographies, and Museums | Byerly, Greg, and Carolyn Brodie | 2005 | Library Media Activities Monthly April 2005 | Reviews of websites containing information about the First Ladies, including the National First Ladies Library. |
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| Clement C. Jr. A Belle of the Fifties | Clay, Mrs | 1904 | New York: Doubleday, Page and Company | Reminiscences of a friend of Mrs. Pierce. |
| Congress Clears Dollar Coin Bill | Higa, Liriel | 2005 | CQ Weekly 26 December 2005 | House of Representatives passes bill which would allow the Treasury to mint $10 coins with images of First Ladies. |
| Dear First Lady: Letters to the White House | Young, Dwight, and Margaret Johnson, eds. | 2008 | Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society | Reproductions of letters from the Library of Congress and the National Archives to and from First Ladies, with annotations explaining the nature of the correspondence and the historical contexts within which each epistle was written.
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| The Encyclopedia Britannica Website: Jane Pierce
| | | : Encyclopedia Britannica | An entry on the Encyclopedia Britannica website that provides a short biographical sketch of Jane Pierce and external links for further information. The entry can be found here: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/710430/Jane-Pierce |
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| Faith of the First Ladies | MacGregor, Jerry and Marie Prys | 2006 | Grand Rapids: Baker Books | |
| First First Ladies, 1789-1865: A Study of the Wives of the Early Presidents | Whitton, Mary Ormsbee | 2008 | Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing | This is a facsimile reprint of the original 1948 edition which contains chapters on each of the early First Ladies delves into specific topics from their lives and careers in the White House. |
| First First Ladies, 1789-1865: A Study of the Wives of the Early Presidents | Whitton, Mary Ormsbee | 1948 | New York: Hastings House | Ormsbee was not a historian, but this is an example of very early analyses of First Ladies. |
| First Ladies | Schneider, Dorothy, and Carl J. Schneider | 2010 | New York: Facts On File | Updated edition. |
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| The First Ladies | Klapthor, Margaret Brown | 1989 | Washington, D.C.: White House Historical Association | For readers grades 6 and above. |
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| The First Ladies | Barzman, Sol | 1970 | New York: Cowles | |
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| First Ladies: From Martha Washington to Barbara Bush | DeCesare, Linda | 1990 | New York: Random House | |
| First Ladies: From Martha Washington to Michelle Obama | Caroli, Betty Boyd | 2009 | New York: Oxford University Press | Updated, fourth edition of Caroli's classic analysis of the successes, failings, and personalities of the 41 women who served as first ladies. |
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| The First Ladies: Martha Washington to Hillary Clinton | Seward, James, and Lynda DeCesare | 1992 | Baltimore: Ottenheimer Publications | |
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| First Ladies: The Saga of the Presidents’ Wives and Their Power, 1789-1961, Vol. 1 | Anthony, Carl Sferrazza | 1990 | New York: Morrow | |
| First Ladies: Who Needs Them | McGowan, Barbara | 2000 | USA Today 11 April 2000 | Mentions Margaret Taylor, Julia Grant, Jane Pierce, and Sarah Polk’s perception of herself as a full partner in her husband’s presidency. |
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| First Ladies: Women Who Called the White House Home | Gormley, Beatrice | 1997 | New York: Scholastic | For readers grades 4-6. |
| First Ladies: A Biographical Dictionary | Schneider, Dorothy, and Carl J. Schneider | 2001 | New York: Checkmark Books | |
| First Ladies: A Profile of America's First Ladies; Michelle Obama to Martha Washington | Vander Pol, Stacie, ed. | 2009 | Seattle, WA: Pacific Publishing Studio | Profiles of each First Lady; themes include sacrifices made and benefits gained. |
| First Ladies and the Press: Looking Ahead | Beasley, Maurine H. | 2006 | Media Report to Women Winter 2006 | Details how First Ladies have been represented by the media. |
| First Ladies: Influence & Image: Jane Pierce
| | | : CSPAN | A page of the First Ladies Influence & Image website containing videos and information that pertains to Jane Pierce. The webpage can be found here: http://firstladies.c-span.org/FirstLady/16/Jane-Pierce.aspx |
| A First Ladies’ Man | Hallett, Vicky | 2005 | U. S. News and World Report 1 August 2005 | Interview with Cormac O’Brien, author of The Secret Lives of the First Ladies. |
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| First Ladies of the United States: A Biographical Dictionary | Watson, Robert P. | 2001 | Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers | |
| First Ladies of the White House | Brooks, Gertrude Zeth | 1969 | Chicago: Chas. Hallberg | Brief biographies accompany the official portraits or photographs of each first lady, except Margaret Taylor, for whom one does not exist. Also reproduced are official portraits of the presidents and photographs of one dress worn by each of the first ladies.
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