How Did Nancy Reagan Impact The World

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Nancy Reagan Nancy Reagan was one of our country's most important first ladies. She was married to the 40th president , Ronald Reagan. During her time as first lady, from 1981 to 1989, she had a great impact on the United States. Nancy dedicated much of her time to helping charities and organizations. However, before she became the first lady she had a successful career of her own. Nancy was born in New York city on July 6, 1921 to parents Edith and Ken Robbins. She was a graduate of Girls’ Latin School of Chicago and attended Smith College in Northampton Massachusetts. There she majored in drama and later went to star in several movies . Some examples include “ The Doctor and the Girl,” “ East Side , West side,” and “ Hellcats

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