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Ellen Louise Axson Wilson was First Lady of the United States during the first 17 months of her husband Woodrow Wilson's first term as president. She died at the White House from Bright's disease (nephritis) in 1914. Ellen Axson was the daughter of a Georgia Presbyterian minister, and she studied art in New York City
Ellen Axson Wilson. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, 1910. Courtesy: Library of Congress. The future 28th first lady was born in Savannah, Georgia, on May 15, 1860, and lived most of her childhood in Rome, Georgia; An extremely bright but shy girl, Ellie Lou, as she was known, read widely and even taught herself trigonometry.
Ellen Louise Wilson (née Axson; May 15, 1860 – August 6, 1914) was the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson and the mother of their three daughters. Like her husband, she was a Southerner, as well as the daughter of a clergyman. She was born in Savannah, Georgia, but raised in Rome, Georgia.Having an artistic bent, she studied at the Art Students League of New York before her marriage ...
Ellen Axson Wilson (1860-1914), the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson, was a reform-minded First Lady and an artist in the American Impressionist style. Born in Savannah Georgia in 1860, Ellen demonstrated artistic ability from an early age. From 1875 to 1878 she studied art with Helen F. Fairchild at the Female College in Rome, Georgia.
Ellen Axson Wilson (1860-1914), the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson, was a reform-minded First Lady and an artist in the American Impressionist style. Born in Savannah Georgia in 1860, Ellen demonstrated artistic ability from an early age. From 1875 to 1878 she studied art with Helen F. Fairchild at the Female College in Rome, Georgia.
Ellen Louise Axson 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. In 1883, as a young lawyer from Atlanta, “Tommy” visited Rome and met “Miss Ellie Lou” again — a beautiful girl now, keeping house for a bereaved father.
Thomas Woodrow Wilson ( Staunton, 28 de diciembre de 1856- Washington D. C., 3 de febrero de 1924) fue un político, académico y abogado estadounidense que se desempeñó como el vigésimo octavo presidente de Estados Unidos entre 1913 y 1921. Miembro del Partido Demócrata, Wilson fue presidente de la Universidad de Princeton y gobernador de ...
