Untold power : the fascinating rise and complex legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson
(Book)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published
[New York, New York] : Viking, [2023].
Physical Desc
xv, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
BIO WILSON 2023
1 available
South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction - New Arrivals Shelf
BIO WILSON 2023
1 available
Sparks Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
BIO WILSON 2023
1 available

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
Downtown Reno Library - Adult NonfictionBIO WILSON 2023On Shelf
South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction - New Arrivals ShelfBIO WILSON 2023On Shelf
Sparks Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography ShelfBIO WILSON 2023On Shelf

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

Other Editions and Formats

More Details

Published
[New York, New York] : Viking, [2023].
Format
Book
Language
English

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"This portrait of the first acting woman president, written by a leading historian on women's suffrage and power, tracks the ascent of Edith Boling Galt Wilson, one of American history's most influential and complicated women"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
"A nuanced portrait of the first acting woman president, written with fresh and cinematic verve by a leading historian on women’s suffrage and power While this nation has yet to elect its first woman president—and though history has downplayed her role—just over a century ago a woman became the nation’s first acting president. In fact, she was born in 1872, and her name was Edith Bolling Galt Wilson. She climbed her way out of Appalachian poverty and into the highest echelons of American power and in 1919 effectively acted as the first woman president of the U.S. (before women could even vote nationwide) when her husband, Woodrow Wilson, was incapacitated. Beautiful, brilliant, charismatic, catty, and calculating, she was a complicated figure whose personal quest for influence reshaped the position of First Lady into one of political prominence forever. And still nobody truly understands who she was. For the first time, we have a biography that takes an unflinching look at the woman whose ascent mirrors that of many powerful American women before and since, one full of the compromises and complicities women have undertaken throughout time in order to find security for themselves and make their mark on history. She was a shape-shifter who was obsessed with crafting her own reputation, at once deeply invested in exercising her own power while also opposing women’s suffrage. With narrative verve and fresh eyes, Untold Power is a richly overdue examination of one of American history’s most influential, complicated women as well as the surprising and often absurd realities of American politics."--,Provided by Amazon.
Description
"A nuanced portrait of the first acting woman president, written with fresh and cinematic verve by a leading historian on women’s suffrage and power While this nation has yet to elect its first woman president—and though history has downplayed her role—just over a century ago a woman became the nation’s first acting president. In fact, she was born in 1872, and her name was Edith Bolling Galt Wilson. She climbed her way out of Appalachian poverty and into the highest echelons of American power and in 1919 effectively acted as the first woman president of the U.S. (before women could even vote nationwide) when her husband, Woodrow Wilson, was incapacitated. Beautiful, brilliant, charismatic, catty, and calculating, she was a complicated figure whose personal quest for influence reshaped the position of First Lady into one of political prominence forever. And still nobody truly understands who she was. For the first time, we have a biography that takes an unflinching look at the woman whose ascent mirrors that of many powerful American women before and since, one full of the compromises and complicities women have undertaken throughout time in order to find security for themselves and make their mark on history. She was a shape-shifter who was obsessed with crafting her own reputation, at once deeply invested in exercising her own power while also opposing women’s suffrage. With narrative verve and fresh eyes, Untold Power is a richly overdue examination of one of American history’s most influential, complicated women as well as the surprising and often absurd realities of American politics."--,Provided by Amazon.

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Roberts, R. B. (2023). Untold power: the fascinating rise and complex legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson . Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Roberts, Rebecca Boggs. 2023. Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson. Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Roberts, Rebecca Boggs. Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson Viking, 2023.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Roberts, Rebecca Boggs. Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson Viking, 2023.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.