dc.contributor.advisor	Cathy Oglesby
dc.contributor.author	Beasley, Kathryn Lynnell
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-01T16:28:59Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-01T16:28:59Z
dc.date.issued	2012-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	Beasley, Kathryn Lynnell. "'I Think We Have An Angel in the White House': First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson and Her Social Activism Concerning the Washington, D.C. Slums, 1913-1914," Master's Thesis, Valdosta State University, 2012. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10428/1150
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dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10428/1150
dc.description	Kathryn Lynnell Beasley Thesis. 1 electronic document and derivatives, 139 pages. 6561593 bytes.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The First Ladies of the United States since Eleanor Roosevelt have been associated with supporting public causes, often advocating social or political issues and using their position as First Lady to become publicly involved in social causes important to them. The First Lady role in the 1930s and 1940s was redefined with Eleanor Roosevelt, pushing the role beyond its traditional hostessing designation. However, the foundation for a socially active First Lady was laid in 1913 and 1914. Ellen Axson Wilson, first wife of Woodrow Wilson, helped in the development of the social activist First Lady by becoming publicly involved in social reform and urban renewal, directed towards the slums of Washington, D.C. Ellen began her reforming efforts within weeks of her husband’s inauguration. These efforts focused on cleaning up the grim conditions in the predominately African American alley dwellings. Ellen participated in the National Civic Federation, was actively involved in the Alley Dwelling Act of 1914, and was honored with public housing bearing her name. These accomplishments help illustrate a few of the precedents that highlight Ellen’s importance as First Lady of the United States.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Catherine Oglesby; Dixie R. Haggard; Paul T. Riggs; Ginger E. Macheski; Alfred F. Fuciarelli;	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	Chapter I: Introduction (p. 1); Chapter II: Scholarly and Biographical Reviews of Ellen Axson Wilson (p. 5); Chapter III: "I am a great believer in the intellect, strength of character, and optimism of the American woman." (p. 26); Chapter IV: "I’ll take them through the alleys myself, for I suppose they will not refuse my invitation." (p. 56); Chapter V: "She was so quiet that I think a great many people did not realize her strength of character and force." (p. 98); Chapter VI: Conclusion (p. 121).
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Valdosta State University	en_US
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dc.subject	First Ladies	en_US
dc.subject	Eleanor Roosevelt	en_US
dc.subject	Activism	en_US
dc.subject	American Government	en_US
dc.subject	Reform	en_US
dc.subject	National Civic Federation	en_US
dc.subject	Ellen Axson Wilson	en_US
dc.subject	Woodrow Wilson	en_US
dc.subject	Franklin Roosevelt	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Presidents' spouses--United States	en_US
dc.title	“I Think We Have An Angel in the White House”: First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson and Her Social Activism Concerning the Washington, D.C. Slums, 1913-1914	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	History	en_US
dc.description.degree	M.A. in History	en_US