Nan Colton presents Edith Kermit Roosevelt

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (August 6, 1861 – September 30, 1948) was the second wife of President Theodore Roosevelt and served as the First Lady with the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. As young adults, Edith and Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt were close friends. 

Local connection: Edith visited the Tampa Bay Hotel - now the Henry Plant Museum - in 1898. Her husband, then Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, was in town with his famous Rough Riders waiting for word to leave for Cuba and fight in the Spanish-American War. Later, as First Lady, she assumed her duties with dignity and character.

In this historically accurate portrayal, Edith recalls the challenges, great successes and deep sadness of her life as wife, mother, First Lady and private person. "A lady’s name should appear in print only three times, at her birth, at her marriage, and death.” – Edith Roosevelt.