the State Historical Society of Missouri
Sharra Vostral is a professor of history at Purdue University. She holds a PhD in history from Washington University in St. Louis.
Although best known as a general’s wife and a first lady, Julia Dent Grant left an…
Sharra Vostral is a professor of history at Purdue University. She holds a PhD in history from Washington University in St. Louis.
![Julia Dent Grant, circa 1875. [Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, Prints and Photographs Collection, N29746]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-03/1.%20Julia%20Dent%20Grant.jpg?itok=9SZPu7vw "Julia Dent Grant, circa 1875. [Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, Prints and Photographs Collection, N29746]")
Although best known as a general’s wife and a first lady, Julia Dent Grant left an…