Example for future first ladies, ellen wilson died just a year and half into the president s term. The grieving president soon met washington businesswoman edith galt. They married after a secret courtship and edith wilson served as first lady for more than five years. Her unprecedented role in managing the president s affairs after he suffered a stroke remains are the most controversial efforts of any first lady. Tonight, the story of the Wilson Administrations two first ladies, ellen and edith. We have two tragc deaths here to tell you about these two interesting women and the times in which they lived. Her book is allen and edith, Woodrow Wilsons first ladies. John mills cooper is Woodrow Wilsons biographer. Thanks for being with us. We have been telling the stories chronologically, but Everybody Knows about edith wilson managing the white house as it is described after her husband suffers a stroke. We will tell that story first because so many people really want to know what happen
Welcome. Hello, and aloha from hawaii. Thank you so much, bill. I would also like to single out alley for all your logistic work in making this possible in the face of a global pandemic. Putting best of circumstances, and the challenges of bringing us together and keeping us safe as presenting 1 million new complications. Thank you for everything youve done to make this happen. Im here tonight to talk about something wonderful. Something almost miraculous and marked a radical transformation when it occurred. It was contrary to centuries of what had gone on before, when america actually prided itself on being a dog eat dog culture those where the times of ole say fat economy and those, days poverty and childhood and old age were blamed on the victim. This suffering was believed to be an immutable condition of human life. And the first centuries of our new republic, human beings were left to sink or swim and the face of economic prosperity, and unavoidable economic downturn. Some prosper
Academia to politics. Set an example for future first ladies. Year and a half of his term. Edithieving president met , and she served as first lady for five years. Her unprecedented role in managing affairs is one of the most consequential efforts of any first lady. Good evening, and welcome to our continuing series. The wilsonry of first ladies. Christine miller is a biographer f the first ladies. Mr. Cooper is Woodrow Wilsons biographer. We are going to break precedent. Thesee been telling stories chronologically, but everyone knows about edith wilson managing the white house after a stroke. So many people want to know what happened. Suffer the stroke . 1919. Was in october of trying to sell the country on going into the league of nations. Aborted the tour and got him back into the white house. Five days into the white house he suffered a massive stroke. The story of the stroke is very dramatic. Can you tell us what happened . Conflicting reports about what happened, but i think the
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