Throughout history, many first ladies have used fashion to channel their political power, show solidarity with the public, and express themselves.

Cook is learning to bead from her mother, Mary Homer, who started a bead working business, Beading Wolves, which sells jewelry, barrettes, purses, neckties, apparel and so on.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Everything changed for Champaign native Sarah Jane German on June 27, 2017. It’s the day her mom, Beverly, passed away after an eight-year battle with Adenoid Cystic ...