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Category Archives: Woodrow Wilson
Presidents and Exes: Part III
Exes and Woes of the Nineteen-Teens Theodore: Fore and Aft It stands to reason that our youngest and most vigorous President would have strong relationships with his predecessors and successors. But by the time TR ascended to the Presidency in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Presidential history, Taft's reluctance in 1912, The election of 1912, Theodore Roosevelt declines second term, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural, Theodore Roosevelt relationship with Taft, Theodore Roosevelt relationship with Wilson, TR friendship with Taft, US history, White House history, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson and World War I, Woodrow Wilson disposition
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Jeanette Rankin: The Lonely, Only Congresswoman
Even before the Constitutional Amendment granting women’s suffrage, Jeanette Rankin was elected to Congress. From Montana. A Foot in Two Centuries Jeanette Rankin was born in 1880 in Missoula, MT. It was still the Wild West. There were less than … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin, Feather Schwartz Foster, former President Theodore Roosevelt, history, Jeanette Rankin, Jeanette Rankin’s education, Jeanette Rankin’s involvement in social work, Jeanette Rankin’s involvement in woman’s suffrage, Jeanette Rankin’s pacifism, Montana Congresswoman JeanetteRankin, President Woodrow Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson declares war, the 19th Amendment, the first Congresswoman, The first woman elected to congress, US history, Women's Suffrage
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Woodrow Wilson. Dr. Grayson. Edith. And Golf.
For Medicinal Purposes At his inaugural luncheon at the White House, the new President Woodrow Wilson had occasion to meet naval physician Dr. Cary Grayson, and invited him to become his personal physician. A few days later, when Grayson gave … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Col. Edmund Starling, Dr. Cary Grayson, Edith Galt, Edith Galt Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Helen Bones, history, Presidential history, the death of Ellen Wilson, The Great War, US history, White House history, White House Secret Service agent Starling, Wilson cousin Helen Bones, Wilson doctor Cary Grayson
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First Families of Prohibition
Five Presidential Couples lived in the White House between 1920 and 1933: The Prohibition Years. A Long Simmering Issue Of course nobody is in favor of drunkenness! And a traditionally Puritan ethic made public intoxication a cause for shame and … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Warren G. Harding, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Edith Galt Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Edith Wilson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady Florence Harding, First Lady Grace Coolidge, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, history, President Calvin Coolidge, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Herbert Hoover, President Warren G. Harding, President Warren Harding, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Prohibition, The 18th Amendment, US history, White House history
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Woodrow Wilson 1919: Savior of Europe
When the Great War ended in 1918, US President Wilson was a hero to the Allies. WW: Writer of Rules and Righter of Wrongs Many historians over the past century have alluded to Woodrow Wilson’s messianic streak. He was a … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, David Lloyd George, Feather Schwartz Foster, Georges Clemenceau, history, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, THe example of George Washington, The Great War, The League of NAtions, US history, White House history, Wilson's Fourteen POints, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson goes to Paris Peace talks, World War 1
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Edith Wilson and the Lalique Brooch
Edith Bolling Galt was the widow of a prestigious Washington jeweler. The Jeweler’s Wife Edith Bolling was born in 1872. Her father was a well respected Virginia judge, somewhat down on his fortunes following the Civil War. Edith was also … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Edity Wilson, First Lady History, French designer Rene Lalique, French jeweler Rene Lalique, Galt's Jewelry, history, Louis Comfort TIffany, Norman Galt, painter Seymour M. Stone, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, Rene Lalique, the Lalique Peace brooch, The Peace Talks after the Great War, The Second Mrs. Wilson, US history, White House history, Wilson and the Great War, Wilson and the Peace Talks, Woodrow Wilson House
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Woodrow Wilson and the Spanish Flu
Woodrow Wilson had delicate health from childhood. Woodrow’s Delicate Health If health problems were a major campaign issue a hundred or more years ago, it is unlikely that Woodrow Wilson would have been considered for high office. Severe headaches, stomach … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Dr. Cary Grayson, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, The Spanish Flu, The Spanish Influenza, US history, White House history, White House physician Cary Grayson, Wilson's flu coverup, Wilson's history of strokes, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson and World War I, Woodrow Wilson goes to Paris Peace talks, Woodrow Wilson's health, Woodrow Wilson's health history, Woodrow Wilson's illness in Paris
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Woodrow Wilson and the Suffragettes
Woodrow Wilson liked women – and he liked intelligent women. WW: A Boy and His Family Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) grew up surrounded by three doting women: his mother, Jessie Woodrow – and two older sisters. A younger brother didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged "Remember the Ladies", Abigail Adams, American history, Edith Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Edith Bolling Wilson, First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson, history, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, the woman's suffrage movement, US history, votes for women, White House history, Woman Suffrage, woman's history, Woodrow Wilson
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The Six FLOTUS Widows of 1947
In January, 1947, five (and maybe a “half”) widowed First Ladies were still living. Frances Folsom Cleveland (1864-1947) Frances Cleveland was a First Lady of many distinctions. She was First Lady two separate times, during the non-consecutive terms of Grover … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edith Carow Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, First Lady Edith Wilson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady Grace Coolidge, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, Mary Dimmick Harrison, President Benjamin Harrison, President Calvin Coolidge, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Grover Cleveland, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential widows, Presidential Wife Mary Harrison, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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