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Position:Home>History> How did Mary Todd (wife) Support Abraham Lincoln?


Question:I don't understand what she did.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I don't understand what she did.

She was a burden to him. Her mental breakdown after the death of their son never got better. Prior to the presidency, Mary provided some social/political contacts that Abraham might not have been able to make on his own due to her family's influence.