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Edith Bolling Wilson
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Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, 1872-1961. First Lady of the United States, 1915-1921. Personal calling card signed, Edith Bolling Wilson.
Mrs. Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson’s second wife, effectively ran the presidency when Wilson was partially paralyzed from a stroke that he suffered while campaigning for ratification of the League of Nations treaty. To reduce Wilson’s stress, Mrs. Wilson strictly controlled access to him, deciding what matters reached him and what others should be delegated to department officials or held without action. In many ways, she was the first woman to run the United States government. In My Memoir, published in 1939, she insisted that Wilson’s physicians had directed her to take this course, but historians largely judge her book as fiction rather than fact.
This 2¼” x 3¼” engraved card is imprinted “Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.” Mrs. Wilson has signed with a large, fountain pen signature. The card has mounting traces on the back and pinholes in the middle that do not affect the signature. Overall the piece is in fine condition.
Unframed.
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