Edith Galt became secretly engaged to Woodrow Wilson 11 months after the untimely death of his first wife, Ellen. Wilson kept the news under wraps because of “political considerations”—the opportunity to pair the announcement with an endorsement of state-level women’s suffrage in New Jersey. Newspapers guessed that the New Jersey endorsement resulted from Edith’s influence; actually, she was against it. This photo, taken at the 1915 World Series, marked the couple’s first public appearance following their engagement.
Source photograph: Library of Congress.
Date: 1915
Edith Galt became secretly engaged to Woodrow Wilson 11 months after the untimely death of his first wife, Ellen. Wilson kept the news under wraps because of “political considerations”—the opportunity to pair the announcement with an endorsement of state-level women’s suffrage in New Jersey. Newspapers guessed that the New Jersey endorsement resulted from Edith’s influence; actually, she was against it. This photo, taken at the 1915 World Series, marked the couple’s first public appearance following their engagement.
Source photograph: Library of Congress.
Date: 1915