Ann Davies

Mrs. and Mr. Romney (BU interactive) By Corine Lesnes LE MONDE/Worldcrunch WASHINGTON - For the Republican candidates even more than for their Democratic counterparts, being with their wives during rallies is a necessity: it’s a sign of their commitment to family values. In this respect, Mitt Romney stands as a champion. His wife Ann sticks to him like a leech. Unlike Newt Gingrich’s wife Callista, Ann Romney also participates in the campaign: she defends her husband, she’s involved in c...

Ann Romney, the wife of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, stepped into the national spotlight last week when she took umbrage at a Democratic strategist who said she "actually never worked a day in her life." The resulting political firestorm brought heaps of attention to the 63-year-old Ann's role as a wife, mother of five, and grandmother of 16, and yet, many Americans still know surprisingly little about her. Here, seven intriguing facts and anecdotes about the...