President Woodrow Wilson, was the First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921.
She married the widower Wilson in December 1915, during his first term as president.
Edith Wilson is notable for the influential role she played in President Wilson's administration following the severe stroke he suffered in October 1919.
For the remainder of her husband's presidency, she acted as a de facto steward and determined which communications and matters of state were important enough to bring to the attention of the bedridden president.