Top 10 American First Ladies

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Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington, the 1st President of the United States of America. During her lifetime, she was known as Lady Washington, but once she died the title of "First Lady" was born. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger (R) swears in President Gerald Ford August 9, 1974 in Washingon, DC. Behind them stands First Lady Betty Ford who is probably best know for raising awareness of addiction creating the Betty Ford Center. (Photo by Robert L. Knudsen/Gerald R. Ford Library via Getty Images)

American president Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973) poses with his wife Lady Bird Johnson in front of a fireplace at the White House, Washington, DC, circa 1966. Johnson was an advocate of highway beautification using the slogan, "Where flowers bloom, so does hope". The Highway Beautification Act is also known as Lady Bird's Bill. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Hillary Clinton, left, and Bill Clinton look to one another as the USA women's 4x200m freestyle relay team wins the gold medal at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Clinton is the only First Lady to ever run for a public office. (Simon Bruty /Allsport)

First lady Michelle Obama, left, and President Barack Obama wait for the arrival of French President Franaois Hollande for a State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington. Obama as First Lady is an advocate for poverty awareness, nutrition and healthy eating. She is also a fashion icon. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Dorothy 'Dolley' Madison, the wife of James Madison, the 4th President of the United States of America. Madison was known for her social gifts and helped furnished the White House. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

President John F. Kennedy speaks during a press conference as First Lady Jackie Kennedy looks on April 9, 1963 at the White House House. Kennedy was best known for her taste in clothes, reorganizing social events and restoring the interior of the presidential home. (Photo by National Archive/Newsmakers)

Abigail Adams, shown here in this 1776 Benjamin Blythe painting from the Massachusetts Historical Society, may have been a revolutionary era feminist according to some historians. In March 1776 she told her husband, John, second president of the U.S., "Remember the ladies". (AP Photo)

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962) American author, lecturer, ambassador, social activist and wife of the 32nd President Franklin D Roosevelt. A representative to the United Nations, she listens through headphones during a conference at the temporary UN headquarters at Lake Success, New York. President Truman called her "First Lady of the World" because of her human rights achievements. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter embraces his wife Rosalynn after receiving the final news of his victory in the national general election, November 2, 1976. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) The surveys done by the Siena Research Institute and C-SPAN has been conducted five times since 1982. Historians, political scientists and published scholars are asked to rank each First Lady on a scale of 1 to 5 in ten categories. Background, value to the country, being the White House steward, courage, accomplishments, integrity, leadership, being her own woman, public image and value to the President.

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