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- No formal education

Like many women of her time, Martha Washington didn't receive a formal education. However, she did , which is more than many girls at the time could say.

- No formal education

An early advocate for women's rights, Abigail Adams also did not receive a formal education. What education she had, she from the books in her family's library.

- No formal education

Technically, Martha Jefferson because she died 19 years before her husband Thomas Jefferson became president. She also was not formally educated but was an .

- No formal education

The nation's fourth First Lady either, though that didn't stop her from becoming an .

- No formal education

Though , historians assume she took lessons in French, Latin, music, literature, dancing, and other traditional social graces.

- French convent school, English boarding school, and private tutoring

Louisa Adams was the first First Lady . As a girl, she attended a Roman Catholic convent school in Nantes, France, and a girls' boarding school in England. Later, she continued her studies with a private tutor.

- No formal education

There's no record of Rachel Jackson receiving any formal education, but historians assume that her upbringing in rural Virginia beyond basic reading and writing.

- Local school in Kinderhook, New York

Hannah Van Buren grew up in a Dutch community in Kinderhook, New York, where she . Dutch was Van Buren's first language.

- Clinton Academy (secondary school) and the Boarding School of Isabella Marshal Graham (secondary school)

Anna Harrison was a well-educated lady for her time. As a girl, in East Hampton, New York for several years before enrolling at a boarding school in New York City.

- Unknown

of Letitia Tyler's education. In fact, historians know very little about her life before she married John Tyler in 1813.

- Madame N.D. Chagaray Institute for Young Ladies (finishing school)

Julia Tyler for young women from elite New York City families for several years. She likely studied music, French literature, ancient history, arithmetic, and composition.

- Moravian Female Academy (secondary school)

Sarah Polk and her sister Susan attended about 500 miles away from their home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Sadly, their father's death cut their education short.

- No formal education

of Margaret Taylor's early life, but experts agree that she most likely received private lessons at home in sewing, embroidery, music, and dancing.

- No formal education

After her father passed away, Abigail Fillmore, her mother, and her six siblings grew up in poverty. She , and read the books her father left behind in his personal library.

- No formal education

Jane Pierce also learned basic subjects at home—writing, reading, and mathematics—but . She took a special interest in music and was a skilled pianist.

- Academy of the Visitation Convent School (secondary school)

Harriet Lane was an expert equestrian who in Pennsylvania and West Virginia before enrolling in a convent school in Washington, D.C. Lane had an avid interest in classic literature and international affairs.

- Shelby Female Academy (secondary school) and Madame Mentelle's Boarding School (secondary school)

During her adolescence, Mary Todd Lincoln learned grammar, geography, arithmetic, poetry, literature, French, dancing, and singing at .

- The Rhea Academy (secondary school)

The dates that Eliza Johnson studied at the Rhea Academy , but she likely took classes in English, composition, philosophy, and rhetoric.

- The Mauro Academy for Young Ladies (secondary school)

Julia Grant attended : First, a one-room schoolhouse with four teachers, then a private school for girls.

- Ohio Wesleyan Preparatory Department (undergraduate) and Cincinnati Wesleyan Female College (undergraduate)

Lucy Webb Hayes studied French, penmanship, geometry, geology, astronomy, trigonometry, German, drawing, painting, music, and other subjects at .

- Western Reserve Eclectic College (undergraduate)

Lucretia Garfield , which still operates as a co-ed liberal arts college known as today. Garfield's parents believed in the importance of education for both men and women—her father even helped found Hiram College.

- Unknown

about Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur's education, though many assume she received some sort of education while growing up in Washington, D.C. Arthur is also not technically a First Lady, since she before her husband, Chester A. Arthur, took office.

- Wells College (undergraduate)

In order to attend to Wells College—one of the first liberal arts colleges for women in the United States—Frances Cleveland had to . The library at Wells now has a devoted to her life.

- Oxford Female Institute (undergraduate)

Harrison's father was a professor at Miami University, who encouraged her to attend the and study music. After graduation, Harrison became a teacher of music, home economics, and painting.

- Wells College (undergraduate)

Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms as president, which is why Frances Folsom Cleveland makes the list twice.

- Brooke Hall Female Seminary (finishing school)

Ida McKinley attended , a popular educational choice for the young women of elite families. Her courses included needlepoint, music, linguistics, and fine arts.

- Louise Comstock Private School (secondary school)

Edith Roosevelt attended in New York City. There, she discovered her lifelong love of Shakespeare and developed her noted sense of morality.

- University of Cincinnati (undergraduate)

Helen Taft at the Miss Nourse School in Cincinnati, and later took classes at the University of Cincinnati where she studied German and chemistry.

- Art Students League (undergraduate)

After with her high school degree, Ellen Wilson moved to New York City to study at the Art Students League. The school, , was considered radical for its equal treatment of female and male students.

- Martha Washington College (secondary school) and The Richmond Female Seminary (secondary school)

Edith Wilson at both of these Virginia institutions. Her studies included history, mathematics, typewriting, geography, Latin, and Greek.

- Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (undergraduate)

Florence Harding enrolled at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (now called the ) in 1877. She studied piano in the hopes of becoming an .

- University of Vermont, Burlington (undergraduate)

This First Lady hailed from Vermont, and . Though she lived at home while attending school, Coolidge was one of the founders of the Vermont chapter of the Pi Beta Phi sorority, and was elected vice president of her junior class.

- Stanford University (undergraduate)

Talk about impressive: Lou Hoover was the to earn a bachelor's degree in geology from Stanford. She was applied to the program after attending a lecture with Stanford professor J.C. Banner, and asked if he would accept a woman as a student.

- Allenswood Girls Academy (secondary school)

Eleanor Roosevelt's education , though she said she'd wished she'd attended college. She studied at the Allenswood Girls Academy outside of London, noting those as some of the happiest years of her life.

- Miss Barstow's School (finishing school)

Bess Truman attended a finishing school in Kansas City instead of going to college. She earned .

- Miss Wolcott School for Girls (finishing school)

Not much is known about Mamie Eisenhower's education, which makes sense, as historians note . Eisenhower attended a finishing school in Denver, Colorado.

- Vassar College (transferred), University of Grenoble (study abroad), Sorbonne University (study abroad), George Washington University (undergraduate), and Georgetown University (continuing education)

When Jackie Kennedy became First Lady, she brought along a than any of her predecessors. She spent her freshman and sophomore years at Vassar College before studying abroad at the University of Grenoble and Sorbonne University during her junior year. She then transferred to George Washington University to finish her degree in French literature, and later took classes in American history at Georgetown.

- University of Texas (undergraduate)

After attending a local junior college, Lady Bird Johnson , where she studied journalism and earned her teaching certificate. She met future husband Lyndon Johnson a year later.

- University of Southern California (undergraduate)

Patricia Nixon grew up near Los Angeles and stayed close to home for her college degree. She with a variety of part-time jobs—including working as an extra in movies—and graduated cum laude in 1937.

- Bennington College (undergraduate)

Betty Ford studied modern dance at . After graduation, in New York City.

- Georgia Southwestern College (undergraduate)

After she , Rosalynn Carter enrolled at Georgia Southwestern College. After her freshman year of college, Rosalynn began dating future husband Jimmy Carter. They married on July 7, 1946.

- Smith College (undergraduate)

During her time at Smith College, Nancy Reagan and set her sights on a career in Hollywood. She toured with a theater company, appeared on Broadway, and acted in 11 films before meeting Ronald Reagan.

- Smith College (undergraduate)

Like her predecessor, Barbara Pierce Bush also attended Smith College, where she . She dropped out after her freshman year to marry George H. W. Bush in 1945.

- Wellesley College (undergraduate) and Yale Law School (doctorate)

Hillary Clinton graduated with high honors from Wellesley College, where she studied politics and was elected the by her classmates. Next, she enrolled in Yale Law School, where she became a of the Yale Review of Law and Social Action.

- Southern Methodist University (undergraduate) and the University of Texas (masters)

Laura Bush attended . She received her undergraduate degree in elementary education from Southern Methodist University, then a masters degree in library science from the University of Texas.

- Princeton University (undergraduate) and Harvard Law School (doctorate)

As an undergraduate, Michelle Obama at Princeton University. Obama moved on to Harvard Law School before working as a lawyer in Chicago—the firm where she met her husband.

- University of Ljubljana (undergraduate)

The only first lady to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, Melania Trump in her native Slovenia. She , leaving after one year to pursue a career in modeling.

- University of Delaware (undergraduate, doctorate) and West Chester University (first masters) and Villanova University (second masters)

Jill Biden began her decades-long teaching career in her 20s after graduating from the University of Delaware. She is the first presidential spouse to have held onto her career during her husband's presidential term.