no historical consensus Makes no sense, rephrase to something along the lines: "There is no consensus by historians..." or somesuch.
if Gates Mansion is the name of her grandparents' house, say so
Bess also managed household affairs, including finances and child rearing Child rearing is essentially redundant to the bit about Bess being the authority figure in Margaret's life.
When I see "long gown" I think about ball gowns, etc. Rephrase and clarify
first lady social secretary awkward, replace first lady with "her"
no historical consensus Makes no sense, rephrase to something along the lines: "There is no consensus by historians..." or somesuch.
if Gates Mansion is the name of her grandparents' house, say so
Bess also managed household affairs, including finances and child rearing Child rearing is essentially redundant to the bit about Bess being the authority figure in Margaret's life.
When I see "long gown" I think about ball gowns, etc. Rephrase and clarify
first lady social secretary awkward, replace first lady with "her"