You know me…..I just have to inject some history into my posts…..what is blogging without a little whimsy?
This election, the 2016 election, is one that has the country beaming with pride…..you see it appears that there is a good possibility that Hillary will become the country’s first woman president…..
Sorry, Hillary, you can’t be the first. Edith Wilson beat you to the job a century ago.
You see the wife of president Woodrow Wilson took the reins of government after her husband had a stroke and was incapacitated…
After Woodrow’s stroke, Wilson controlled all communication to and from the president — who, though bedridden and exhausted, was still lucid — and gave orders on his behalf to rally support for the Treaty of Versailles and to lobby the Carnegie Steel Co. to negotiate an end to the steelworkers’ strike that was crippling the country. To be sure, there were limits to what Wilson could do, and she never admitted to making any decisions impacting governance. (Read more)……..
Source: America’s First Female President? Been There, Done That | Flashback | OZY
See history can be fun! Think what you will learn tomorrow.
The problem could be solved if a transgender was running — not this time — but maybe soon!
That could make everybody happy…at least for awhile….
Chuq, thanks for this very interesting post. I enjoy learning about our history, especially the roles women played during important times.
You are very welcome and I enjoy throwing history at readers from all sides….
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