Edith Wilson (née Bolling, formerly Galt; October 15, 1872 – December 28, 1961) was First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921 as the second wife of President Woodrow Wilson.

Jul 24, 2024 · Before meeting the president, Edith Galt Wilson had not been involved in politics, but she soon became his helpmate, providing emotional support, acting as a sounding board, …

Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was second wife of the 28th President, Woodrow Wilson. She served as First Lady from 1915 to 1921. After the President suffered a severe stroke, she pre-screened …

Ellen’s death in August 1914 devastated Wilson with grief, which lifted only when he met and courted Edith Bolling Galt (Edith Wilson), whom he married in December 1915.

After Norman’s death in 1908, Edith managed the family jewelry business, Galt’s. In 1915, Edith was introduced to President Woodrow Wilson, several months after the death of his wife, First …

Eleven months after his wedding to Edith Galt, President Wilson faced a re-election campaign. The fears of some of his Cabinet and advisors that the remarriage (coming barely a year after …

May 5, 2025 · At the age of 24, Edith married a wealthy Washington, D.C. jeweler named Norman Galt. Galt died in 1908 but Edith maintained ownership of her husband’s business and …

In fact, she was born in 1872, and her name was Edith Bolling Galt Wilson. She climbed her way out of Appalachian poverty and into the highest echelons of American power and in 1919 …

Money was scarce, and Edith's education consisted of home tutoring and two years at finishing schools. When she was 18, Edith visited her sister in Washington, D.C., and there met and …

In 1915, Edith Galt met the recently widowed President Woodrow Wilson, whom she married after a brief courtship. Her social role as First Lady was overshadowed by the war in Europe, and …