Women's History Highlights: The Story of First Lady Edith Wilson

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Mar 24, 2023

[REBROADCAST FROM March 10, 2023] For Feminist Fridays in honor of Women's History Month, we discuss the woman some consider to be the unofficial first female President: Edith Wilson. She helped run the country after her husband Woodrow Wilson had a stroke. Author Rebecca Boggs Roberts joins us to discuss her new biography of Wilson, Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson.

This segment is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

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