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
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
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
External Sources
Wikipedia: Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Wilson, Margaret Woodrow, 1886-1944 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008068565
Wikidata: Margaret Woodrow Wilson - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3631166
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/16702853
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1942860 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1942860
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