Edith Wilson

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Written By Heather Rogers, 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

 

LISTEN TO THIS

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, presidential doodler

I’ve read at least one book about every U.S. president, never tire of shoehorning presidential trivia into conversations, and am basically an expert at hiding mistakes in my sketchbooks.

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