Edith Wilson

Author : Phyllis Lee Levin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002-03-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780743217569

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Edith and Woodrow by Phyllis Lee Levin Pdf

Elegantly written, tirelessly researched, full of shocking revelations, Edith and Woodrow offers the definitive examination of the controversial role Woodrow Wilson's second wife played in running the country. "The story of Wilson's second marriage, and of the large events on which its shadow was cast, is darker and more devious, and more astonishing, than previously recorded." -- from the Preface Constructing a thrilling, tightly contained narrative around a trove of previously undisclosed documents, medical diagnoses, White House memoranda, and internal documents, acclaimed journalist and historian Phyllis Lee Levin sheds new light on the central role of Edith Bolling Galt in Woodrow Wilson's administration. Shortly after Ellen Wilson's death on the eve of World War I in 1914, President Wilson was swept off his feet by Edith Bolling Galt. They were married in December 1915, and, Levin shows, Edith Wilson set out immediately to consolidate her influence on him and tried to destroy his relationships with Colonel House, his closest friend and adviser, and with Joe Tumulty, his longtime secretary. Wilson resisted these efforts, but Edith was persistent and eventually succeeded. With the quick ending of World War I following America's entry in 1918, Wilson left for the Paris Peace Conference, where he pushed for the establishment of the League of Nations. Congress, led by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, resisted the idea of an international body that would require one country to go to the defense of another and blocked ratification. Defiant, Wilson set out on a cross-country tour to convince the American people to support him. It was during the middle of this tour, in the fall of 1919, that he suffered a devastating stroke and was rushed back to Washington. Although there has always been controversy regarding Edith Wilson's role in the eighteen months remaining of Wilson's second term, it is clear now from newly released medical records that the stroke had totally incapacitated him. Citing this information and numerous specific memoranda, journals, and diaries, Levin makes a powerfully persuasive case that Mrs. Wilson all but singlehandedly ran the country during this time. Ten years in the making, Edith and Woodrow is a magnificent, dramatic, and deeply rewarding work of history.

Author : William Hazelgrove
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781621575528

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Madam President by William Hazelgrove Pdf

A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!

Author : James Cross Giblin
Publisher : Viking Juvenile
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : First ladies
ISBN : PSU:000047062399

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Edith Wilson by James Cross Giblin Pdf

A biography of the First Lady who gave vital support to her husband, President Woodrow Wilson, and to the nation during and after World War I.

Author : Kristie Miller
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780700621057

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Ellen and Edith by Kristie Miller Pdf

The wives of Woodrow Wilson were strikingly different from each other. Ellen Axson Wilson, quiet and intellectual, died after just a year and a half in the White House and is thought to have had little impact on history. Edith Bolling Wilson was flamboyant and confident but left a legacy of controversy. Yet, as Kristie Miller shows, each played a significant role in the White House. Miller presents a rich and complex portrait of Wilson's wives, one that compels us to reconsider our understanding of both women. Ellen comes into clear focus as an artist and intellectual who dedicated her talents to an ambitious man whose success enabled her to have a significant influence on the institution of the first lady. Miller's assessment of Edith Wilson goes beyond previous flattering accounts and critical assessments. She examines a woman who overstepped her role by hiding her husband's serious illness to allow him to remain in office. But, Miller concludes, Edith was acting as she knew her husband would have wished. Miller explains clearly how these women influenced Woodrow Wilson's life and career. But she keeps her focus on the women themselves, placing their concerns and emotions in the foreground. She presents a balanced appraisal of each woman's strengths and weaknesses. She argues for Ellen's influence not only on her husband but on subsequent first ladies. She strives for an understanding of the controversial Edith, who saw herself as Wilson's principal advisor and, some would argue, acted as shadow president after his stroke. Miller also helps us better appreciate the role of Mary Allen Hulbert Peck, whose role as Wilson's "playmate" complemented that of Ellen-but was intolerable to Edith. Especially because Woodrow Wilson continues to be one of the most-studied American presidents, the task of recognizing and understanding the influence of his wives is an important one. Drawing extensively on the Woodrow Wilson papers and newly available material, Miller's book answers that call with a sensitive and compelling narrative of how private and public emotions interacted at a pivotal moment in the history of first ladies.

Author : Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015013965291

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My Memoir by Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Pdf

Author : Woodrow Wilson,Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015008924188

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A President in Love by Woodrow Wilson,Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Pdf

The love letters of Woodrow Wilson and the woman would become his wife Edith Bolling Galt.

Author : Jill C. Wheeler
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781617848322

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Edith Wilson by Jill C. Wheeler Pdf

This book introduces young readers to the life of Edith Wilson, beginning with her childhood in Wytheville, Virginia. Readers will become familiar with her spirited personality as they learn about her first marriage, her life as a widow, and her introduction to President Woodrow Wilson. They will read of the romance that grew in the wake of World War I, and the role Mrs. Wilson took on as First Lady. Details of Mrs. Wilson's time as a political wife include her support of the war effort, her trip to Europe during the Paris Peace Conference, and after her husband's stroke when she acted as his steward, or according to some critics, the "secret president." Full-color photos accompany the easy-to-read text. Extras include a sidebar, a timeline, fun facts, an index, and a glossary. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Author : PeggySue Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Presidents' spouses
ISBN : 1624691803

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Edith Wilson by PeggySue Wells Pdf

The seventh of eleven children, Edith Bolling grew up to become one of the most controversial women in American history. Early on, she became a successful businesswoman and the first female to own an automobile in Washington, D.C. It was love at first sight when widowed President Woodrow Wilson met Edith. Her husband's constant companion and confidante, Edit supported the President during World War I and accompanied him abroad and across the nation to campaign for world peace. Edith did not refer to herself as First Lady but as Mrs. Wilson. Ever at her husband's side, she screened all matters of state when a stroke left him bedridden. Her critics called her secret president, and first woman to run the government. Did Edith serve as President in an age when women were not even allowed to vote? The world may never know for certain.

Author : Virginia Loh-Hagan
Publisher : Cherry Lake
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534141100

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The Real Edith Wilson by Virginia Loh-Hagan Pdf

Everyone knows her story, but do you know the REAL history behind the story of Edith Wilson? History has never been so juicy! Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, timeline, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.

Author : Ruth Ashby
Publisher : Gareth Stevens
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004-12-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0836857593

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Woodrow & Edith Wilson by Ruth Ashby Pdf

In 1915, less than a year after his wife Ellen died, President Woodrow Wilson met a charming widow named Edith Bolling Galt. To their surprise, they felt a connection. By June of that same year, Woodrow had proposed, telling Edith, "In this place, time is not measured by weeks, or months, or years, but by deep human experiences..." Woodrow's statement would become true of both their life together and his tenure as president. Woodrow & Edith Wilson offers a behind-the-scenes look at this intriguing couple, from Woodrow's leadership during World War I and his struggle to enact peace treaties to his stroke in 1919. It also follows them through Woodrow's fight to recover-and Edith's controversial assumption of many of the routine duties and details of the presidency. Book jacket.

Author : James S. McCallops
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1590335562

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Edith Bolling Galt Wilson by James S. McCallops Pdf

Edith envisioned her role in marriage to Woodrow Wilson as a helpmate to her husband. Thus her second marriage to Woodrow, following the untimely deaths of both of their first spouses, proceeded quite expectantly. His comfort and interests were paramount to her own. This was never more evident than in her actions following his debilitating stroke in 1919. For six weeks, she closely guarded his privacy and determined which issues demanded his attention and which could wait. She lobbied for certain legislation and soundly criticised others. Later, Edith contended that she was uniquely qualified for this role since she knew her husband's feelings on most issues. And as to those who labelled her the first female president, Edith refuted such pronouncements, claiming she merely acted as Woodrow's helpmate, but that he made every decision personally. But to historians and students of history, Edith's role, especially during her husband's incapacitation, marked a unique time in United States' history when a woman exerted direct control over matters of state. Therefore, it might be argued that Eleanor Roosevelt, in fact, built upon Edith's precedent in becoming the influential first lady that she did.

Author : A. Scott Berg
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101636411

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Wilson by A. Scott Berg Pdf

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, "a brilliant biography"* of the 28th president of the United States. *Doris Kearns Goodwin One hundred years after his inauguration, Woodrow Wilson still stands as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, and one of the most enigmatic. And now, after more than a decade of research and writing, Pulitzer Prize–winning author A. Scott Berg has completed Wilson—the most personal and penetrating biography ever written about the twenty-eighth President. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of documents in the Wilson Archives, Berg was the first biographer to gain access to two recently discovered caches of papers belonging to those close to Wilson. From this material, Berg was able to add countless details—even several unknown events—that fill in missing pieces of Wilson’s character, and cast new light on his entire life. From the visionary Princeton professor who constructed a model for higher education in America to the architect of the ill-fated League of Nations, from the devout Commander in Chief who ushered the country through its first great World War to the widower of intense passion and turbulence who wooed a second wife with hundreds of astonishing love letters, from the idealist determined to make the world “safe for democracy” to the stroke-crippled leader whose incapacity—and the subterfuges around it—were among the century’s greatest secrets, from the trailblazer whose ideas paved the way for the New Deal and the Progressive administrations that followed to the politician whose partisan battles with his opponents left him a broken man, and ultimately, a tragic figure—this is a book at once magisterial and deeply emotional about the whole of Wilson’s life, accomplishments, and failings. This is not just Wilson the icon—but Wilson the man. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS

Author : Edith Thacher Hurd
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Artists
ISBN : PSU:000043827855

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Wilson's World by Edith Thacher Hurd Pdf

Wilson's painting of the world gets so cluttered with people and machines, he has to begin again. Grades 2-4.

Author : John Milton Cooper, Jr.
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307277909

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Woodrow Wilson by John Milton Cooper, Jr. Pdf

The first major biography of America’s twenty-eighth president in nearly two decades, from one of America’s foremost Woodrow Wilson scholars. A Democrat who reclaimed the White House after sixteen years of Republican administrations, Wilson was a transformative president—he helped create the regulatory bodies and legislation that prefigured FDR’s New Deal and would prove central to governance through the early twenty-first century, including the Federal Reserve system and the Clayton Antitrust Act; he guided the nation through World War I; and, although his advocacy in favor of joining the League of Nations proved unsuccessful, he nonetheless established a new way of thinking about international relations that would carry America into the United Nations era. Yet Wilson also steadfastly resisted progress for civil rights, while his attorney general launched an aggressive attack on civil liberties. Even as he reminds us of the foundational scope of Wilson’s domestic policy achievements, John Milton Cooper, Jr., reshapes our understanding of the man himself: his Wilson is warm and gracious—not at all the dour puritan of popular imagination. As the president of Princeton, his encounters with the often rancorous battles of academe prepared him for state and national politics. Just two years after he was elected governor of New Jersey, Wilson, now a leader in the progressive movement, won the Democratic presidential nomination and went on to defeat Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft in one of the twentieth century’s most memorable presidential elections. Ever the professor, Wilson relied on the strength of his intellectual convictions and the power of reason to win over the American people. John Milton Cooper, Jr., gives us a vigorous, lasting record of Wilson’s life and achievements. This is a long overdue, revelatory portrait of one of our most important presidents—particularly resonant now, as another president seeks to change the way government relates to the people and regulates the economy.

Author : James Cross Giblin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Presidents' spouses
ISBN : 0780724933

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Edith Wilson: The Woman Who Ran the United States by James Cross Giblin Pdf

A biography of the First Lady who gave vital support to her husband, President Woodrow Wilson, and to the nation during and after World War I.