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Ellen Louise Axson Wilson
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Birthdate
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05/15/1860
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Death date
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08/06/1914
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President
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Woodrow Wilson
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Dates of service
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03/04/1913-08/06/1914
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Relationship to president
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Spouse
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Other marriages
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N/A
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Websites
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First Ladies National Library Biography of Ellen Wilson
The White House: Ellen Axson Wilson
The White House Historical Association: Ellen Wilson
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Papers/letters collections
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Manuscripts for: Ellen Wilson
Library of Congress: Woodrow Wilson Papers
Ellen Axson Wilson Letters
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Historical sites
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Gravesite: Ellen Louise Axson Wilson
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Fascinating details
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- 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).
- Some other causes supported by Ellen Wilson were adult education and mental health.
- Ellen was nicknamed “the angel in the White House” for her gentleness and generosity.
- She died 17 months into assuming her role as first lady.
- Until President Wilson remarried, his daughter Margaret Woodrow Wilson served as social hostess.
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