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Madam President: The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson
2016·352 pages
A vivid biography of Edith Wilson, who secretly ran the presidency after Woodrow Wilson’s 1919 stroke, months before women won the vote.
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A vivid biography of Edith Wilson, who secretly ran the presidency after Woodrow Wilson’s 1919 stroke, months before women won the vote.
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An up-close look at Edith Wilson, a first lady with unequaled responsibilities during her husband's presidency.After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke in the fall of 1919, his wife, First Lady Edith Wilson, began to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the chief executive. Mrs. Wilson had had little formal education and had only been married to President Wilson for four years, yet in the tenuous peace following the end of World War I, she dedicated herself to managing th...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Courtship and marriage of Edith and Woodrow Wilson; no explicit content
Violence & gore
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WWI backdrop; president’s paralyzing stroke and medical crisis
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Passing references to Wilson’s Presbyterian faith and era norms
Magic & witchcraft
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Not present
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Central focus on presidential power, suffrage, and postwar politics
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Debilitating stroke; concealment of the president’s condition
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