Ellen Axson Wilson
Search results
Edith Wilson (née Bolling, formerly Galt; October 15, 1872 – December 28, 1961) was the first lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921 and the second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. She married the widower Wilson in December 1915, during his first term as president.
Jun 12, 2020 · Unofficially, America has already had what might be called a First Lady President — at least according to some historians and biographers of the controversial woman in question. And she ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Edith Wilson (born October 15, 1872, Wytheville, Virginia, U.S.—died December 28, 1961, Washington, D.C.) was an American first lady (1915–21), the second wife of Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States. When he was disabled by illness during his second term, she fulfilled many of his administrative duties.
Dec 16, 2009 · Edith Wilson. Updated: March 15, 2019 | Original: December 16, 2009. Edith Wilson (1872-1961) was an American first lady (1915–21) and the second wife of Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of...
About The White House. First Families. Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was second wife of the 28th President, Woodrow Wilson. She served as First Lady from 1915 to 1921. After the President...
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, 1913. Courtesy: Library of Congress. With war raging in Europe and his beloved wife Ellen dead, Woodrow Wilson was a lonely and unhappy man. But all of that changed...
Edith Wilson “Secret president,” “first woman to the woman to run the government”—some historians have labeled a first lady whose role gained unusual significance when her husband suffered prolonged and disabling illness.
First Lady Biography: Edith Wilson. EDITH BOLLING GALT WILSON. Born: Wytheville, Virginia. 1872, October 15. Father: William Holcombe Bolling, lawyer, judge, (1837-1899), born and died in Wytheville, Virginia. Mother: Sally White Bolling (1843-1925) born in Virginia, married September 16, 1860; died in Washington, D.C.
Edith and Woodrow Wilson’s relationship was defined as much by their devotion to one another as it was to their intellectual connection. Throughout their courtship, Wilson sent Edith daily, detailed updates on policy issues and awaited her notes and commentary with every reply.
Edith Wilson. Edith Bolling Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's second wife, is sometimes described as America's first woman President because of the role she played after the President's massive stroke in October 1919.
