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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...
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.
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Edith Wilson (1872-1961) was an American first lady (1915–21) and the second wife of Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States. The couple married just a year after the 1914...
Feb 5, 2018 · On the evening of Sept. 25, 1919, Edith Wilson, wife of President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady of the United States of America, found her husband on the floor of his bathroom, in the middle of a stroke.
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.
English, Native American; Edith Wilson traced her ancestors to colonial Virginia and either by blood or through marriage; she was related to Thomas Jefferson, Martha Washington, Letitia Tyler and the Harrison family. Most notable was her direct descent from the famous Powhatan tribe princess, Pocahontas. Birth Order and Siblings:
