Edith Wilson

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Written By Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

SECOND FIRST LADY TO WOODROW WILSON // #28

  • Newly widowed President Wilson fell hard for Edith (herself a widow) quickly

  • Received the first driver’s license issued to a woman in Washington, D.C.

  • Basically the president for a bit after his secret health issues (“Government by Petticoat”)

  • Held séances to communicate with him after he died

 

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If you’re at all curious about Edith Wilson, you must listen to Edith! (a “true-ish” scripted comedy podcast). It’s amazing. Just telling you about it makes me want to replay it.

Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

Heather isn’t a historian, an academic, or an impartial storyteller… but she has read more than one book about every U.S. president. Out of spite. She was dubbed America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler by one of her favorite authors and she’s been repeating it ever since. When she’s not reading or doodling history books, she’s a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.

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