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Untold power the fascinating rise and complex legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson

"This portrait of the first acting woman president, written by a leading historian on women's suffrage and power, tracks the ascent of Edith Boling Galt Wilson, one of American history's most influential and complicated women"--

Main Author:	Roberts, Rebecca Boggs (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	[New York] : Viking, [2023]
Subjects:	Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, > 1872-1961. Wilson, Woodrow, > 1856-1924. Presidents' spouses > United States > Biography. United States > Politics and government > 1913-1921. Biographies.

Summary:	"This portrait of the first acting woman president, written by a leading historian on women's suffrage and power, tracks the ascent of Edith Boling Galt Wilson, one of American history's most influential and complicated women"--
Physical Description:	xv, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-286) and index.
ISBN:	9780593489994 0593489993
Author Notes:	Rebecca Boggs Roberts is an award-winning educator, author, and speaker, and is a leading historian of American women's suffrage and civic participation. Her books include the award-winning The Suffragist Playbook: Your Guide to Changing the World ; Suffragists in Washington, D.C.: The 1913 Parade and the Fight for the Vote ; and Historic Congressional Cemetery . She is currently deputy director of events at the Library of Congress, and has previously worked as a journalist, producer, tour guide, forensic anthropologist, event planner, political consultant, jazz singer, and radio talk show host. Roberts serves on the board of the National Archives Foundation, on the Council of Advisors of the Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation, and on the Editorial Advisory Committee of the White House Historical Association. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, their three sons, and a long-eared hound dog.

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