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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.
Edith Wilson, second wife of Woodrow Wilson and First Lady of the United States; Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States. Wilson's tomb includes variants on the seal of the president of the United States and the coat of arms of Princeton University and the State of New Jersey. Wilson is the only American president buried in the ...
After Wilson's death in 1924, many of the books inside the house were donated to the Library of Congress. [5] Edith Wilson lived in the residence until her death on December 28, 1961. She hosted First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy for a brunch in the formal dining room.
The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
Ellen Louise Axson Wilson (May 15, 1860 – August 6, 1914) [1] was the first lady of the United States from 1913 until her death in 1914, as the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson. Like her husband, she was a Southerner, as well as the daughter of a clergyman.
McKinley National Memorial [P] Canton: Ohio: 26 Theodore Roosevelt [34] January 6, 1919: Youngs Memorial Cemetery: Oyster Bay: New York: 27 William Howard Taft [35] March 8, 1930: Arlington National Cemetery: Arlington: Virginia: 28 Woodrow Wilson [36] February 3, 1924: Washington National Cathedral: Washington, D.C. 29 Warren G. Harding [37 ...
OpEd: “The Moonlight Lady,” Cora Wilson Stewart, was such an inspiration and left an important footprint that I was inspired to buy her a grave marker 65 years after her death. She founded ...
First first lady to wear trousers in an official first lady portrait. [71] First first lady with an office in the West Wing. [72] First first lady to win a Grammy Award. [73] First first lady to be subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury. [74] First first lady to run for and to win elected office (for senator from New York in 2000). [75]