“…and so began my stewardship.”
Edith Bolling Wilson, First Lady to President Woodrow Wilson
These words were written by Edith Bolling Wilson in her autobiography My Memoir, describing a time in which some historians refer to her as “The Secret President” and “The First Woman President.” These titles were bestowed upon her when her husband, President Woodrow Wilson was incapacitated by a stroke. Mrs. Wilson was viewed as assuming many of his governmental duties.
The Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Foundation and Museum is steward to the history and birthplace of one of the most influential, controversial, and politically significant women of the twentieth century.
Events
- June – August 2010: All in a Monogram: Needlework from the Collection of Edith Bolling Wilson
- April – October 2010: Pre-renovated “Hard Hat” Tours of the Bolling Home
- September 1, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Ask A Curator Twitter Online Event at twitter.com/EBWBFoundation
- September 18, 2010: The Edith Bolling Wilson Caregiver Event with Circle Home Care and Hospice of Southwest Virginia
- September 25, 2010: Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day (Free Hard Hat Tours for Smithsonian Magazine Members)
- September 31, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.: The Cyber Canary’s Book Club discusses Dr. Dolittle and the Green Canary
- October 15, 2010: Edith Bolling Wilson Birthday Celebration
