Edith Bolling Galt Wilson

Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was the second wife of President Woodrow Wilson and a First Lady from a prominent Virginia family. She accompanied her husband during World War I and the Paris Peace Conference, providing political counsel. After the President suffered a stroke in 1919, she exercised "stewardship" under the guise of ensuring his rest, leading the restriction of cabinet meetings and the screening of important documents. Acting as a de facto proxy, she managed parts of the administration and was sometimes referred to as a secret female president.

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Year	Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
1872	Birth of Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (Period: October 15, 1872, Location: Wytheville, Virginia, United States)
1896	Marriage (Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Norman Galt, Age: 23 years old, Period: April 30, 1896, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1908	Sudden death of Norman Galt (Age: 35 years old, Period: January 1908, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Trip to Europe (Age: 35 years old, Period: Circa 1908–1909, Location: Various locations in Europe)
1914	World War I (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1914-1918, Location: Battlefields centered on Europe, United States)
1915	Meeting with Woodrow Wilson (Age: 42 years old, Period: Circa March 1915, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Marriage (Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, Age: 43 years old, Period: December 18, 1915, Location: Edith's home, Washington, D.C., United States)
1917	Wartime activities during World War I (Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Age: 44 years old, Period: 1917–1918, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1919	Involvement in the administration of the Wilson presidency (Age: 46 years old, Period: 1919–1921, Location: The White House, Washington, D.C., United States) 1919 stroke of Woodrow Wilson (Age: 46 years old, Period: October 2, 1919, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1921	Departure from the White House and Wilson's convalescence (Age: 48 years old, Period: 1921–1924, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1924	Preservation activities for Wilson's legacy (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1924–1961, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1941	Pearl Harbor attack and US entry into World War II (Age: 69 years old, Period: December 8, 1941, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1945	Attendance at the funeral of Franklin D. Roosevelt (Age: 72 years old, Period: April 14, 1945, Location: The White House, Washington, D.C., United States)
1961	Attendance at the presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy (Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Age: 88 years old, Period: January 20, 1961, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Death of Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (Age: 89 years old, Period: December 28, 1961) Scheduled attendance at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge dedication ceremony (Age: 89 years old, Period: December 28, 1961, Location: Potomac River, between Maryland and Virginia)

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The Wilson Family	Thomas Woodrow Wilson Ellen Louise Axson Edith Bolling Galt Wilson James Woodrow
The Roosevelt Administration	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Cordell Hull Claude Augustus Swanson Jesse Holman Jones Robert Houghwout Jackson
Southern politician	George Carter Glass James Francis Byrnes Thomas Terry Connally Claude Denson Pepper Alben William Barkley Byron Patton Harrison John Nance Garner

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