Questions from cspan audience, we tell the stories of american 45 first ladies. Ellen edith wilson on first ladies. This is about 90 minutes. Susan swain this is the Woodrow Wilson house in washington, d. C. , the home of our 28th president and former first Lady Edith Wilson after they left the white house in 1921. Youll be seeing more of it over the next two hours as we tell the story of the two Wilson Administration first ladies, ellen and edith. Susan swain ellen and woodrow met in their 20s and their love for each other was reflected in passionate letters. An accomplished artist as well as his intellectual companion, she helped guide his career from academia to politics. In adopting causes, she set an example for future first ladies. Ellen wilson died in the white house just a year and a half into the president s term. The grieving president soon met washington businesswoman edith galt through a mutual friend. They married after a secret courtship and edith wilson served as first l
Met in their 20s and their love for each other was reflected in passionate letters. An accomplished artist as well as his intellectual companion, she helped guide his career from academia to politics. In adopting causes, she set an example for future first ladies. Ellen wilson died in the white house just a year and a half into the president s term. The grieving president soon met washington businesswoman edith galt through a mutual friend. They married after a secret courtship and edith wilson served as first lady for more than five years. Her unprecedented role in managing the president s affairs after he suffered a stroke remains one of the most controversial efforts of any first lady. Good evening and welcome to cspans continuing series, first ladies influence and image. Tonight the story of the Wilson Administrations two first ladies ellen and edith and we have two terrific guests here to tell you about this two interesting women and the times in which they lived. Kristie miller i
Ms. Swain this is the Woodrow Wilson house in washington d. C. , the home of our 28th president and former first Lady Edith Wilson after they left the white house in 1921. Youll be seeing more of it over the next two hours as we tell the story of the two Wilson Administration first ladies, ellen and edith. Ellen and woodrow met in their 20s and their love for each other was reflected in passionate letters. An accomplished artist as well as his intellectual companion, she helped guide his career from academia to politics. In adopting causes, she set an example for future first ladies. Ellen wilson died in the white house just a year and a half into the president s term. The grieving president soon met washington businesswoman edith galt through a mutual friend. They married after a secret courtship and edith wilson served as first lady for more than five years. Her unprecedented role in managing the president s affairs after he suffered a stroke remains one of the most controversial eff
Over, there is a whole other story on the back. I want to ask you to start off, who is this man . Sam mcclure, founder of mcclures magazine. He was orphaned by his father. His mother immigrated to america, lived in incredible poverty but dreamed of becoming a journalist. He has a dream when he is a young man of creating a magazine. It will be a cheap magazine, not the harpers, but 10 cent people can read it. He will hire staff, pay them for years to do research so that they can come up with real pieces of fact and stories that will persuade the country that we have to do something about the problems of the industrial age. What year . He starts in the 1890s 1893. The magazine flounders until it really grows. When did you decide that you were going to feature these so called muckrakers . I am not sure i can fully remember what happened except that i started with Teddy Roosevelt. So much had been written about teddy that i needed another story. I got into taft knowing they had been friend
Founder of mcclures magazine. By his father. His mother immigrated to america, lived in incredible poverty but dreamed of becoming a journalist. He has a dream when he is a young man of creating a magazine. It will be a cheap magazine, not the harpers, but 10 sent people can read it. He will hire staff, pay them for years to do research so that they can come up with real pieces of fact and stories that will persuade the country that we have to do something about the problems of the industrial age. What year . He starts in the 1890 1893. Flounders until it really grows. When did you decide that you were going to feature these so called muckrakers . I am not sure i can fully remember what happened except that i started with Teddy Roosevelt. So much had been written about teddy that i needed another story. I got into taft knowing he had been friends, they have broken apart in 1912. When i figured out the difference between the two and their leadership, it was teddys public leadership and