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Edith Wilson Collection

Edith Wilson was a woman ahead of her time, breaking barriers and making history as the First Lady of the United States

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Les chefs d'etat Allies a Paris; Mme Wilson dans sa victoria fleurie; devant elle... 1918

Les chefs d'etat Allies a Paris; Mme Wilson dans sa victoria fleurie; devant elle... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Les chefs d'etat Allies a Paris; Mme Wilson dans sa victoria fleurie; devant elle, Mme Jusserand, femme de l'ambassadeur de France a Washington, 1918

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Les chefs d'etat Allies a Paris; A la gare du Bois de Boulogne, le 14 decembre 1918... 1918

Les chefs d'etat Allies a Paris; A la gare du Bois de Boulogne, le 14 decembre 1918... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Les chefs d'etat Allies a Paris; A la gare du Bois de Boulogne, le 14 decembre 1918, apres l'arrivee du train presidentiel: en tete, M Wilson et Mme Poincare; derriere eux

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Wilson, Woodrow, Mrs. (formerly Mrs. Norman Galt), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 16

Wilson, Woodrow, Mrs. (formerly Mrs. Norman Galt), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Wilson, Woodrow, Mrs. (formerly Mrs. Norman Galt), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 16

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Wilson, Woodrow, Mrs. (formerly Mrs. Norman Galt), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 16

Wilson, Woodrow, Mrs. (formerly Mrs. Norman Galt), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Wilson, Woodrow, Mrs. (formerly Mrs. Norman Galt), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 16

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Wilson, Woodrow, Mrs. (formerly Mrs. Norman Galt), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 16

Wilson, Woodrow, Mrs. (formerly Mrs. Norman Galt), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Wilson, Woodrow, Mrs. (formerly Mrs. Norman Galt), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 16

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Woodrow Wilson On Reviewing Stand, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Unknown

Woodrow Wilson On Reviewing Stand, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Unknown
Woodrow Wilson On Reviewing Stand, 1917 or 1918. Josephus Daniels, Major General Hugh Lenox Scott, Edith Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson, Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Organization of Government Clerks, President And Mrs. Wilson.. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Organization of Government Clerks, President And Mrs. Wilson.. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Home Guard - Organization of Government Clerks, D.C. President [Woodrow] And Mrs. [Edith] Wilson, Col. Harts, Etc. Arriving For Review, 1917

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Organization of Government Clerks, President And Mrs. Wilson.. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Organization of Government Clerks, President And Mrs. Wilson.. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Home Guard - Organization of Government Clerks, D.C. President [Woodrow] And Mrs. [Edith] Wilson, Col. Harts, Etc. Arriving For Review, 1917

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Edith Wilson? and William Gibbs McAdoo, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Edith Wilson? and William Gibbs McAdoo, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Edith Wilson? and William Gibbs McAdoo, between 1913 and 1917. American lawyer and politician William Gibbs McAdoo (in civilian clothes) and First Lady Edith Wilson with sailors

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Baseball, Congressional - President And Mrs. Wilson, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Congressional - President And Mrs. Wilson, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Congressional - President And Mrs. Wilson, 1917. US president Woodrow Wilson and wife Edith Wilson

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Baseball, Congressional - President And Mrs. Wilson, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Congressional - President And Mrs. Wilson, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Congressional - President And Mrs. Wilson, 1917. US president Woodrow Wilson and wife Edith Wilson

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Woodrow Wilson, between 1915 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Woodrow Wilson, between 1915 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woodrow Wilson, between 1915 and 1917
Woodrow Wilson, between 1915 and 1917. President of the United States with wife and First Lady Edith Wilson, who wears a hat with veil, a fox fur stole, and an elaborate corsage

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Woodrow Wilson and Newton Diehl Baker, Fort Myer Officers Training School, 1917

Woodrow Wilson and Newton Diehl Baker, Fort Myer Officers Training School, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Woodrow Wilson and Newton Diehl Baker, Fort Myer Officers Training School, 1917. US president Wilson and wife Edith Wilson, with Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker and military personnel

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Woodrow Wilson, Fort Myer Officers Training School, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Woodrow Wilson, Fort Myer Officers Training School, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Woodrow Wilson, Fort Myer Officers Training School, 1917. First World War: US president with wife Edith Wilson

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Woodrow Wilson, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Woodrow Wilson, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woodrow Wilson, between 1916 and 1918
Woodrow Wilson, between 1916 and 1918. President of the United States with First Lady Edith Wilson

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Woodrow Wilson and wife (Edith Bolling Wilson) in back seat of automobile, between 1916 and 1918

Woodrow Wilson and wife (Edith Bolling Wilson) in back seat of automobile, between 1916 and 1918

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Woodrow Wilson and wife (Edith Bolling Wilson) in back seat of automobile, between 1916 and 1918

Woodrow Wilson and wife (Edith Bolling Wilson) in back seat of automobile, between 1916 and 1918

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Confederate Reunion - W.E. Payne, with Battle Flag, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Confederate Reunion - W.E. Payne, with Battle Flag, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Confederate Reunion - W.E
Confederate Reunion - W.E. Payne, with Battle Flag, 1917. US president Woodrown Wilson and Edith Wilson, vice president Thomas R. Marshall. Military parade and Civil War veterans, Washington D.C

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Confederate Reunion - President And Mrs. Wilson; Marshall, Etc. Reviewing Parade From Stand

Confederate Reunion - President And Mrs. Wilson; Marshall, Etc. Reviewing Parade From Stand At White House, 1917. US president Woodrown Wilson and Edith Wilson, vice president Thomas R. Marshall

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Confederate Reunion - President And Mrs. Wilson; Marshall, Etc. Reviewing Parade From Stand

Confederate Reunion - President And Mrs. Wilson; Marshall, Etc. Reviewing Parade From Stand At White House, 1917. US president Woodrown Wilson and Edith Wilson, vice president Thomas R. Marshall

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Confederate Reunion - President And Mrs. Wilson; Marshall, Etc. Reviewing Parade From Stand

Confederate Reunion - President And Mrs. Wilson; Marshall, Etc. Reviewing Parade From Stand At White House, 1917. US president Woodrown Wilson and Edith Wilson, vice president Thomas R. Marshall

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. US president Woodrown Wilson and Edith Wilson, vice president Thomas R. Marshall. Military parade and Civil War veterans, Washington D.C

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. US president Woodrown Wilson and Edith Wilson, vice president Thomas R. Marshall. Military parade and Civil War veterans, Washington D.C

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. US president Woodrown Wilson and Edith Wilson. Military parade and Civil War veterans, Washington D.C

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. US president Woodrown Wilson and Edith Wilson. Military parade and Civil War veterans, Washington D.C

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Confederate Reunion - Parade; Reviewing Stand, 1917. US president Woodrown Wilson and Edith Wilson, vice president Thomas R. Marshall. Military parade and Civil War veterans, Washington D.C

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: President Wilson Speaking, Memorial Day, Arlington National Cemetery, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

President Wilson Speaking, Memorial Day, Arlington National Cemetery, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
President Wilson Speaking, Memorial Day, Arlington National Cemetery, 1917. US president Woodrow Wilson. Inscription reads: E Pluribus Unum, (out of many, one), motto of the United States

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: President Woodrow Wilson and wife Ellen Axson Wilson, Mrs. Willoughbys Chesley, Baseball, 1917

President Woodrow Wilson and wife Ellen Axson Wilson, Mrs. Willoughbys Chesley, Baseball, 1917
President Woodrow Wilson and wife Ellen Axson Wilson [sic], Mrs. Willoughbys Chesley, Baseball, 1917. US president Wilson's second wife, Edith, is to his right, wearing a fox fur

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: President Woodrow Wilson and wife Ellen Axson Wilson, Mrs. Willoughbys Chesley, Baseball, 1917

President Woodrow Wilson and wife Ellen Axson Wilson, Mrs. Willoughbys Chesley, Baseball, 1917
President Woodrow Wilson and wife Ellen Axson Wilson [sic], Mrs. Willoughbys Chesley, Baseball, 1917. The president throws the ball back. (His second wife, Edith, is behind him)

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Baseball, Congressional - President And Mrs. Wilson, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Congressional - President And Mrs. Wilson, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Congressional - President And Mrs. Wilson, 1917. US president Woodrow Wilson and wife Edith Wilson

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Baseball, Congressional - President And Mrs. Wilson, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Baseball, Congressional - President And Mrs. Wilson, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Congressional - President And Mrs. Wilson, 1917. US president Woodrow Wilson and wife Edith Wilson

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Edith Bolling, c. 1890 (b / w photo)

Edith Bolling, c. 1890 (b / w photo)
5944858 Edith Bolling, c.1890 (b/w photo) by Bell, Charles Milton (c.1849-93); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924)

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, 1924. Creator: Emile Alexay

Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, 1924. Creator: Emile Alexay
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, 1924

Background imageEdith Wilson Collection: Woodrow Wilson returns from Paris after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919

Woodrow Wilson returns from Paris after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919. Riding through New York City, President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), with his wife Edith (1872-1961)



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Edith Wilson was a woman ahead of her time, breaking barriers and making history as the First Lady of the United States. Known for her intelligence, grace, and strength, she played an influential role in shaping American politics during her husband Woodrow Wilson's presidency. Edith was not just a supportive wife but also a trusted advisor to President Wilson, often stepping in to make decisions on his behalf when he fell ill. Her dedication and loyalty earned her the nickname "the first female president." Despite facing criticism and controversy for assuming such responsibilities, Edith remained steadfast in her commitment to serving the country alongside her husband. Her legacy continues to inspire women around the world to defy expectations and strive for greatness in all aspects of life. The story is one of resilience, determination, and unwavering love for both her husband and her country.