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Margaret Woodrow Wilson

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.

Born in Gainesville, Georgia, Wilson spent her early years in academic environments due to her father's career as a professor, later attending Goucher College and training in voice and piano at the Peabody Institute. She developed a strong interest in music, social service, and education, and became an accomplished soprano singer, making several recordings and performing for Allied troops during World War I.

Wilson was also an advocate for women's suffrage and, despite her father's policies supporting segregation, she worked to improve conditions for African American students in Washington, D.C. Later in her life, she became deeply interested in spirituality. In 1938, she moved to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India, where she was given the name Nistha (Sanskrit: निष्ठा, lit. 'devotion'). She remained at the ashram until her death in 1944.

Birth and Death Data: Born Georgia (state of the United States of America), Died February 12, 1944 (Pondicherry (city in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 39195 10-in. 1/24/1914 My laddie Margaret Woodrow Wilson Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 39196 10-in. 1/24/1914 My lovely Celia Margaret Woodrow Wilson Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 39267 10-in. 2/27/1914 Leezie Lindsay Margaret Woodrow Wilson Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 39764 10-in. 1/11/1915 The star spangled banner Margaret Woodrow Wilson Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal quartet and orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 45763 10-in. 6/11/1915 My faithfu' Johnnie Margaret Woodrow Wilson Female vocal solo, with harp and violin vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 77297 10-in. 8/29/1917 My old Kentucky home Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Margaret Woodrow Wilson Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with piano vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 77302 10-in. 8/30/1917 My laddie Mrs. Ross David ; Margaret Woodrow Wilson Female vocal solo, with piano and orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 36860 12-in. approximately 1914 The low back'd car Margaret Woodrow Wilson Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 36883 12-in. approximately 1914 Will ye no come back again? Margaret Woodrow Wilson Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 37146 12-in. approximately 1915 The star spangled banner Margaret Woodrow Wilson Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 37195 12-in. approximately 1915 Ave Maria Margaret Woodrow Wilson Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 37196 12-in. approximately 1915 Le nil Margaret Woodrow Wilson Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wilson, Margaret Woodrow," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101332.

Wilson, Margaret Woodrow. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101332.

"Wilson, Margaret Woodrow." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101332

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