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My Take
Margaret Woodrow Wilson fascinates me precisely because her life refuses a tidy summary. Born to a future U.S. President, she stepped in as acting First Lady after her mother's death, a daughter shouldering a ceremonial weight few could imagine. She sang, she wrote, she moved through politics. Yet her final act is the one that lingers for me: she sailed to India and devoted herself to Ramakrishna's teachings, lending her name to an English rendering of the Gospel. A woman raised at the center of American power chose, in the end, an inward and spiritual road. That arc, from the White House to an ashram, is unforgettable.
Overview
Margaret Woodrow Wilson (April 16, 1886 – February 12, 1944) was the eldest daughter of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Louise Axson. She is best known for serving as First Lady of the United States from August 1914 to December 1915, during the period between her mother's death and her father's remarriage to Edith Bolling Galt.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Margaret Woodrow Wilson
- Name (Japanese)
- マーガレット・ウィルソン
- Reading
- まーがれっと・うぃるそん
- Born
- April 16, 1886 – February 12, 1944
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dog
- Origin
- Gainesville, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / politician / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.