(28a) Ellen Wilson

Ellen Louise Axson Wilson

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First Ladies National Library Biography of Ellen Wilson

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Manuscripts for: Ellen Wilson

Historical sites

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).
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.