First ladies have traditionally chosen specific causes that are important to them. Lady Bird Johnson stressed environmental protection and was involved in pressing for wildflower beautification. Pat Nixon encouraged volunteerism. Betty Ford supported women's' rights. Rosalynn Carter's cause was developmental disabilities. Mrs. Reagan was involved in drug abuse issues. Barbara Bush stressed reading. Hillary pushed for healthcare reform. Laura Bush, a librarian, encouraged childhood literacy. And Michelle Obama has taken up the cause of childhood obesity.

If you had a cause you would particularly support, what would it be? Exercise? Global warming? Animal welfare? Child abuse? Higher education? Organic farming? Something else?

I would choose adoption and high risk parenthood as my cause - both encouraging people to adopt, and people to consider allowing others to adopt children they could not care for or weren't ready to raise. I would also encourage organizations who could educate mother-to-be on proper prenatal care, encourage the establishment of homes for unwed mothers, press for early childhood education for mothers-to-be (or parents to be) and encourage teaching financial management skills for your parents and parents-to-be.