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Ellen and Edith at the Woodrow Wilson House

November 16, 2010 by Kristie Miller 1 Comment

Last night Ellen and Edith Wilson were once again the center of attention at the home of their husband, Woodrow Wilson. A party was held at the Woodrow Wilson House in Washington, DC to celebrate the publication of “Ellen and Edith: Woodrow Wilson’s First Ladies.”

Edith and Woodrow Wilson moved into the Georgian revival style mansion in the spring of 1921, after Wilson’s second term as president came to an end. He had suffered a stroke in October 1919. Edith, knowing her husband would not have wanted to retire, helped him carry on for the next 17 months.

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FIRST LADIES AND FOOD

November 24, 2009 by Kristie Miller Leave a Comment

We all become fascinated by food at this time of year, whether it’s turkey and stuffing, latkes or fruitcake.

The First Lady of the land is often a trendsetter in food, as well as in fashion.

Michelle Obama has taken the lead as the nation’s Nutritionist-in-Chief, planting a vegetable garden behind the White House, supporting a farmer’s market across the street, and ordering a vegetarian menu for her first state dinner (in honor of the Prime Minister of India, who does not eat meat).

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First Ladies and Their Husbands

November 6, 2009 by Kristie Miller Leave a Comment

First Ladies and Their Husbands

Last week’s New York Times Magazine featured an essay on the Obamas’ marriage.

“It’s modern,” announced the cover.

Well, yes and no.

I have been writing about three presidential couples: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt; Woodrow and Ellen Wilson; Woodrow and Edith Wilson.

The Obamas are not so very different from their White House predecessors of a hundred years ago.

Michelle Obama speaks out on health care reform, mulls over Supreme Court nominees, and consults with her husband on personnel and public opinion.

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Writing

October 22, 2009 by Kristie Miller Leave a Comment

Between 1904 and 1953, Eleanor Roosevelt and Isabella Greenway wrote enough letters to create “a volume of friendship,” as Isabella called their correspondence – approximately three hundred letters over fifty years.

Putting these letters between the covers of an actual book was an absorbing project for me and co-editor Robert H. McGinnis.

We transcribed the letters, put them in order, looked up names and places and phrases that were unfamiliar to us, and finally wrote a narrative to connect them all.

The work was not inconsiderable, but nothing about it was especially hard.

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Filed Under: women's history Tagged With: eleanor roosevelt, isabella greenway, kristie miller, robert h. mcginnis, volume of friendship

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University Press of Kansas
(October 15, 2010)
360 pages
$34.95
ISBN: 978-0700617371

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