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Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was the second wife of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States. She grew up in Virginia, where her family had been settled since colonial times. In 1896 she married Norman Galt, a prosperous Washington, D.C. jeweler.
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.
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 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 ...
My Memoir. The second Mrs. Woodrow Wilson began life as a small-town Virginia whose sister's marriage and residence in Washington D.C. had led to her own, as Mrs. Norman Galt. When her first husband died, leaving her a widow at 36, Edith Bolling Galt took an active role in the stewardship of his business affairs, and spent much of her ...
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (ur. 15 października 1872 w Wytheville w Wirginii, zm. 28 grudnia 1961 w Waszyngtonie) – pierwsza dama Stanów Zjednoczonych w latach 1915–1921, żona 28. prezydenta USA Thomasa Woodrowa Wilsona . Gdy prezydent doznał rozległego wylewu krwi do mózgu w październiku 1919 roku, Edith Wilson służyła za ...
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.
