presidentwoodrowwilson

"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:

May 11, 1914: the National Memorial Service, in New York City, for the 17 U. S. sailors killed at Vera Cruz in April. Story in the New York Times, 5/11/14: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=940CE3DB173AE6...

Wystan, Thanks for your efforts with the numerous photographs which document the National Memorial Service of May 11, 1914. We will be able to better link the related images and expand the descriptions, including the addition of a date where one is not yet included. We will also add that Pres. Wilson and Mayor Mitchel are in the featured carriage, thanks to your note.

On May 11, 1914, President Wilson attended a service in New York City in honor of men who had died in Vera Cruz.
See NYT of May 12, 1914
query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9803E7D8173DE633A...

This is a great picture - you can see he had a lot on his mind.

Another shot of President Wilson in the Presidential carriage, at the National Memorial Service for the 17 U. S. Sailors killed at Vera Cruz in April:

Story of plans for the memorial service, in the New York Times, 5/11/14:
query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=940CE3DB173AE6...