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She was born Edith Bolling in Wytheville, Virginia, the daughter of a judge. She attended Martha Washington College which was a finishing school for the daughters of the wealthy. She could trace her ancestry from Pocahontas. At the time of a first meeting with the bereaved President Woodrow Wilson, she was Edith Galt a widow.
Discover Edith Bolling Wilson’s birthplace, family home, and presidential historic site in downtown Wytheville, Virginia. As one of only eight historic sites across the country dedicated to the interpretation of a First Lady, this museum tells the story of the overlooked, yet vitally important role Edith Bolling Wilson played in the White House at a pivotal moment during World War I.
A happy, protected childhood and first marriage had prepared Edith Wilson for the duties of helpmate and hostess; widowhood had taught her something of business matters. Descendant of Virginia aristocracy, she was born in Wytheville in 1872, seventh among eleven children of Sallie White and Judge William Holcombe Bolling.
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson. Edith Wilson, Edith Bolling jaioa ( Wyrheville, Virginia, 1872ko urriaren 15a – Washington, 1961ko abenduaren 28a) AEBetako lehen dama izan zen 1915etk 1921ra. Virginiako esklaboen eta Amerikako Estatu Konfederatuen aldeko familia bateko hamaika seme-alabetatik zazpigarrena izan zen.
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, née en 1872 à Wytheville et morte en 1961 à Washington, D.C., en sa qualité de seconde épouse du 28 e président des États-Unis, Woodrow Wilson, est la Première dame des États-Unis du 18 décembre 1915 au 4 mars 1921.
Born in Wytheville, Edith Bolling (October 15, 1872–December 28, 1961) traced her ancestry to Pocahontas and Thomas Jefferson. She attended Martha Washington College, in Abingdon, and then the Richmond Female Seminary. In 1896, she married Norman Galt, the owner of a jewelry store in Washington, D.C. After Galt died, she oversaw the business ...
Edith Wilson, wife of World War I President, Woodrow Wilson, sits on a bench and converses with President Harry S. Truman during a White House lawn party for sick and disabled members of the Armed Forces. Mrs. Wilson originated the annual affair after World War I. (See also 92-364.) (Photo in oversize drawer) From: Found in a box of ...
