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agaperealm on Nostr: Interesting. I wasn't aware of that... "Mary Allen Hulbert (née Peck): Woodrow ...

Interesting. I wasn't aware of that...

"Mary Allen Hulbert (née Peck): Woodrow Wilson had a lengthy extramarital relationship with Mary Allen Hulbert, which began in 1907 when they met during a vacation in Bermuda; they exchanged over two hundred intimate letters, many addressed "Dearest Friend" and signed "with infinite tenderness," while Wilson was married to Ellen Axson Wilson.
The affair continued during his presidency at Princeton and into his early political career, and rumors of it resurfaced during his 1916 re-election campaign, causing concern among his advisors.
Though the nature of their physical relationship remains debated, the emotional intimacy was significant, and Wilson reportedly felt guilt over it, especially as he later courted Edith Galt."