edithwilson

New-York Tribune., July 08, 1919, page 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1919-07-08/ed-... has a large headline: "President Home To-day. City Ready to Greet Him." The right-hand column describes the plans. The President and his wife would drive from Hoboken to New Tork City, where the celebrations would be on Fifth Avenue and at Carnegie Hall.

"Edith White Bolling Galt Wilson (October 15, 1872 — December 28, 1961), second wife of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, was First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921. She has been labeled "the Secret President" and "the first woman to run the government" for the role she played after her husband suffered a severe stroke in October 1919. She has also been called "the first female president of the United States."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Bolling_Galt_Wilson

A double of her is shown here:

Ellen Axson Wilson, first wife of Woodrow Wilson: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Louise_Wilson

captainslack: Thanks again for the tip. We'll add information to the title to clarify that this photograph is of Ellen Axson Wilson, Woodrow Wilson's first wife.

What is she doing in this picture? It looks like she is actually sitting on a step. She has a rag in her right hand, almost suggesting she was cleaning off the step. That doesn't seem likely.

Ellen Louise Axson Wilson Born: May 15, 1860 in Savannah, Ga Died: August 6, 1914 in the White House at age 54

I wonder why this is tagged "edith bolling galt wilson" also?