The Resume

(May 20, 1768-July 20, 1849)
Born Dorothea Payne
Married to James Madison

Why she might be annoying:

She liked snuff.
Although she was a Quaker, she dressed very flamboyantly.
She was kicked out of the Quakers when she married James Madison (who was Episcopalian).
She was 17 years younger than Madison.
Her son was a compulsive gambler.

Why she might not be annoying:

She owned a parrot.
She liked to wear turbans.
As First Lady, she was a society hostess and fashion trend setter.
She popularized ice cream when she served it at the White House.
Her first husband, John Todd, and younger son died of yellow fever.
During the War of 1812, when the British burned the White House, she saved the Declaration of Independence, state papers, paintings, and other documents from being destroyed.

Credit: The Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Fashion Role Models
• I am a Quaker
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [M-Q]
• I Got a Parrot
• I Outlived My Child
• Profiles 14751-15000 (Ranked: 14779)
• Slave Owners
• Subjects of 'Drunk History'
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 2]
• U.S. First Ladies (Ranked: 4)
• Women who Might Have Slept with the President

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 13.04% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 74 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 127 Votes: 62.20% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 87 Votes: 60.92% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 58 Votes: 43.10% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 54 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 145 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 173 Votes: 42.20% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 168 Votes: 33.33% Annoying