Event Title
Start Date
28-4-2016 10:30 AM
End Date
28-4-2016 11:45 AM
Disciplines
Political History | United States History | Women's History
Subjects
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (1872-1961) -- Political activity, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (1872-1961) -- Marriage, Treaty of Versailles (1919 June 28), League of Nations
Description
Edith boiling Wilson used her position as First Lady to assume presidential powers, including making executive decisions. She was the single most important non-elected presidential advisor of all time. This paper describes Edith’s growing political involvement, the decisions she made after Woodrow Wilson’s stroke in October, 1919, and the impact of her decisions on the defeat of the Treaty of Versailles.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17126
Edith Wilson and the Treaty of Versailles
Edith boiling Wilson used her position as First Lady to assume presidential powers, including making executive decisions. She was the single most important non-elected presidential advisor of all time. This paper describes Edith’s growing political involvement, the decisions she made after Woodrow Wilson’s stroke in October, 1919, and the impact of her decisions on the defeat of the Treaty of Versailles.