Margaret Woodrow Wilson (April 16, 1886 – February 12, 1944) was the eldest child of President Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Louise Axson. Her two siblings were Jessie and Eleanor. After her mother's death in 1914, Margaret served her father as the White House social hostess,[1] the title later known as first lady. Her father remarried in 1915.
Biography
Margaret Woodrow Wilson was born in Gainesville, Georgia, on April 16, 1886. While Wilson's parents were living in the North where her father was teaching at the time of her birth, both of her parents strongly identified with the South. Consequently, Ellen Wilson did not want her children born as Yankees and arranged to stay with family in Gainesville for the births of her first two daughters. Margaret attended local schools, some of which were associated with the colleges where her father taught.
In his will, Wilson's father had bequeathed her an annuity of $2,500 annually (worth $44,447 today) as long as that amount did not exceed one-third of the annual income of his estate, and as long as she remained unmarried.[2] Wilson sang, and she made several recordings. In 1914, "My Laddie" was released on Columbia Records, #39195.[3]
The Subtle Body, a 2010 history of yoga in America with a chapter on Wilson
References
^"First Lady - Ellen Wilson". C-SPAN. Ellen Wilson died during her husband's presidency. Their daughter, Margaret Woodrow Wilson, served as hostess until her father married Edith.
^Wills of the U.S. Presidents, edited by Herbert R Collins and David B Weaver (New York: Communication Channels Inc., 1976) p. 176, ISBN0-916164-01-2
