Wytheville Loves Edith The Virginia mountain town, birthplace of the wife of Woodrow Wilson, has done much to advance the identity of Edith Bolling Wilson as "America's First Female President," in recognition of her role after President Woodrow Wilson's stroke in 1919, at age 62. Story and photos by Su Clauson-Wicker 44 BlueRidgeCountry.comhttp://www.BlueRidgeCountry.com