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Edith Bolling Wilson
Edith Galt Wilson | |
|---|---|
 Edith Bolling Wilson | |
| First Lady of the United States | |
| In role December 18, 1915 – March 4, 1921 | |
| President | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Ellen Axson Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Florence Harding |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edith Bolling Galt Wilson October 15, 1872 Wytheville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | December 28, 1961 (aged 89) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Norman Galt Woodrow Wilson |
| Signature |  |
Edith White Bolling Galt Wilson (October 15, 1872 — December 28, 1961), second wife of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, was First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921. She met the President in March 1915 and they married nine months later.
Her husband had suffered a long illness. There were many things which the President was needed to do which he could not do. She helped him. Because of this, some people had called her "the Secret President" and "the first woman to run the government".
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