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Madam President: Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson

Author talk with William Hazelgrove
2024-11-11 19:00:00 2024-11-11 20:00:00 America/Chicago Madam President: Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke in the fall of 1919, his wife, First Lady Edith Wilson, began to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the Executive Office. Rakow Branch - Rakow - Corridor West

Monday, November 11
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-11-11 19:00:00 2024-11-11 20:00:00 America/Chicago Madam President: Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke in the fall of 1919, his wife, First Lady Edith Wilson, began to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the Executive Office. Rakow Branch - Rakow - Corridor West

Rakow Branch

Rakow - Corridor West

After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke in the fall of 1919, his wife, First Lady Edith Wilson, began to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the Executive Office.

Local author, William Hazelgrove, will discuss how Mrs. Wilson had little formal education and had only been married to President Wilson for four years; yet, in the tenuous peace following the end of World War I, Mrs. Wilson dedicated herself to managing the office of the President, reading all correspondence intended for her bedridden husband. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | History | Adult Programs |

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