BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ellen Wilson UID:2008-05-05-00-06-09-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=5;BYMONTHDAY=15 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260515 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260516 DTSTAMP:20260526T072357 CATEGORIES:First Spouse LOCATION:Savannah\, Georgia GEO:32.0835407;-81.0998342 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

Ellen Wilson (1860 - 191 4) was the wife of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States , and served as First Lady from 1913 until her death in 1914. Born in Sava nnah, Georgia on May 15, 1860, Ellen was the daughter of a prominent South ern family and had a strong background in the arts and culture. She marrie d Woodrow Wilson in 1885, and they had three daughters together.

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A s First Lady, Ellen Wilson was known for her dedication to social welfare and reform. She was particularly focused on improving housing conditions f or the poor and worked to promote urban development and beautification pro jects in Washington, D.C. Ellen also played an active role in her husband' s political career and was highly regarded for her intelligence and charm.

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Tragically, Ellen Wilson died of nephritis on August 6, 1914, jus t months into her husband's presidency. Her death deeply affected Presiden t Wilson, and he later remarried in 1915 to Edith Wilson, who took on a mu ch more public role as First Lady. Ellen's legacy remains tied to her cont ributions to social causes and her role as a supportive partner during Woo drow Wilson’s early presidency.

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< /html> DESCRIPTION:Ellen Wilson (1860 - 1914) was the wife of Woodrow Wilson\, the 28th President of the United States\, and served as First Lady from 1913 until her death in 1914. Born in Savannah\, Georgia on May 15\, 1860\, Ell en was the daughter of a prominent Southern family and had a strong backgr ound in the arts and culture. She married Woodrow Wilson in 1885\, and the y had three daughters together.\nAs First Lady\, Ellen Wilson was known fo r her dedication to social welfare and reform. She was particularly focuse d on improving housing conditions for the poor and worked to promote urban development and beautification projects in Washington\, D.C. Ellen also p layed an active role in her husband's political career and was highly rega rded for her intelligence and charm.\nTragically\, Ellen Wilson died of ne phritis on August 6\, 1914\, just months into her husband's presidency. He r death deeply affected President Wilson\, and he later remarried in 1915 to Edith Wilson\, who took on a much more public role as First Lady. Ellen 's legacy remains tied to her contributions to social causes and her role as a supportive partner during Woodrow Wilson’s early presidency.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/1,5918-ellen-wi lson?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR