nated by the story of Edith and
Woodrow.
One of the reasons I was so intrigued is my dramatist antenna
went up and said, ‘oh my God,
The story has a little of evthis is an unbelievable story
erything — romance, danger,
about a woman that is esseneven fraud at the highest level. tially running the country at a
Were you surprised at their
time when women couldn’t even
story? It is stunningly dramatic
vote! Her story was interesting
and it’s still a shocking incident
over a scope of many years, so I
in American history. Amazingly, had to whittle it down and find
it is not widely known. The avthe center throughout these vast
erage person is very surprised
historical experiences and imwhen I start telling them about
portant events. The challenge
the history of it.
was trying to make it dramati-
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