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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 · Edith Wilson: The First Lady Who Became an Acting President — Without Being Elected For one year and five months, Wilson oversaw her husband's presidential affairs while he recovered from his...
Aug 7, 2024 · Edith Wilson 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. Edith Bolling traced her ancestry back to Pocahontas, and as an adult.
Mar 7, 2023 · How Edith Wilson Kept Herself—and Her Husband—in the White House. A new book about the first lady reveals how she and the ailing President Woodrow Wilson silenced their critics
Dec 16, 2009 · Edith Wilson (1872-1961) was an American first lady (1915–21) and the second wife of Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States.
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was second wife of the 28th President, Woodrow Wilson. She served as First Lady from 1915 to 1921.
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.
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.
About Edith Wilson. As the longest resident of 2340 S Street, Edith Wilson defined its legacy. Her bequest of the home to the National Trust for Historic Preservation stipulated that the Kalorama mansion stand as a memorial to her husband.
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.