- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Ellen Louise Axson Wilson historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Floyd County
Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Floyd County, Rome, 34.25704, -85.16467
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Located at grave site in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome
Text of marker: "Ellen Louise Axson Wilson Wife of the 28th President of the United States. Born in Savannah, Georgia, May 15, 1860 Moved to Rome, Georgia, March 1866 Graduated from Rome Female College, 1876 Attended New York Art Students League, 1884-1885 Her father, The Rev. Mr. Samuel Edward Axson was pastor of Rome's First Presbyterian Church, 1866-1883, where Woodrow Wilson first saw her, April 8, 1883. They were married in Savannah, June 24th, 1885. The Wilsons were parents of three daughters. A gifted painter she contributed to humanitarian causes, including The Berry Schools. As America's First Lady, she championed improved working conditions for women and better housing for Washington's poor. Eleanor Roosevelt considered Mrs. Wilson a mentor on social issues. Mrs. Wilson died on August 6, 1914 in The White House. First Lady, Princeton University, 1902 - 1910 First Lady, The State of New Jersey, 1911 - 1913 First Lady of the United States March 4, 1913 - August 6, 1914 Placed by Rome Area Heritage Foundation April, 1998" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_ellen-louise-axson-wilson
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_ellen-louise-axson-wilson
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
