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Ellen Louise Axson Wilson (May 15, 1860 – August 6, 1914) was the first lady of the United States from 1913 until her death in 1914, as the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson. Like her husband, she was a Southerner, as well as the daughter of a clergyman.
About The White House. First Families. Ellen Axson Wilson was the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady of the United States from 1913 until her death in 1914. “I am naturally...
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Mar 31, 2006 · Ellen Axson Wilson, pictured in 1912, became the first Georgian to serve as first lady of the United States when her husband, Woodrow Wilson, won the 1912 presidential election. Ellen Wilson was born in Savannah and grew up primarily in Rome, where her father was a Presbyterian minister.
She always played a public role with dignity and grace but never learned to enjoy it. Ellen Louise Axson was born on May 15, 1860 and grew up in Rome, Georgia, where her father, the Reverend S. E. Axson, was a Presbyterian minister. Thomas Woodrow Wilson first saw her when he was about six and she only a baby.
Dec 16, 2009 · Ellen Wilson (1860-1914) was an American first lady (1913-14) and the first wife of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States. Although far less well-known than her husband’s...
Despite these claims, Ellen Louise Axson Wilson was an active First Lady who came to love her position and used it to improve life both inside and outside the presidential mansion. Ellen Wilson benefited from a vast array of experience when she assumed the role of First Lady.
American first lady who was the first to use the position to advance worthwhile causes . Born Ellen Louise Axson on May 15, 1860, in Savannah, Georgia; died on August 6, 1914, in Washington, D.C.; daughter of Margaret (Hoyt) Axson and Samuel E. Axson (a third-generation minister); married (Thomas) Woodrow Wilson (future president of the United ...
1600 Penn. First Ladies. Ellen Axson Wilson was the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady of the United States from 1913 until her death in 1914. "I am naturally the most unambitious of women and life in the White House has no attractions for me."
Gravesite: Ellen Louise Axson Wilson. Fascinating details. She took great effort to improve the housing conditions in Washington D.C. for African Americans, resulting in legislation about housing standards in Washington (signed into law on 09/25/1914; 38 Stat 716 ).
Ellen Wilson died at the age of 54 as war was breaking out in Europe. In the days after her death, Wilson wandered alone through the White House. He was heard by his staff to mutter one phrase...
