Friday, 30 August 2019

1076) Ellen Axson Wilson

Ellen Louise Axson Wilson (née Axson; 1860 – 1914). First wife of USA President Woodrow Wilson and mother of their three daughters. Having an artistic bent, she studied at the Art Students League of New York before her marriage, and continued to produce art in later life.
She was the First Lady of the United States from Wilson's inauguration in 1913 until her death. During that period, she arranged White House weddings for two of their daughters.

- "She was 5’3” tall, with dark reddish brown hair, piled high in a pompadour style, away from her face, and brown eyes."  http://vert-el-sels.blogspot.com/…/all-presidents-wives-26.…

- "A beautiful woman, with brilliant auburn hair, dark eyes and a gentle manner..."  https://books.google.it/books…



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