Woodrow Wilson

Karina Castillo
Alexis Amira Farah
Period 5
Personal Life
~Wilson was born on December 28th, 1856 in
Staunton City, Virginia.

~His family was ethnic Scottish-Irish mix.

~He began reading at ten. He struggled with

dyslexia.

~In 1873, he became a committed member of

Columbia First Presbyterian Church.

~His first wife of 29 years, Ellen, died of kidney

failure. He married again about two years later to
Edith.
 Education and Career
~He studied at Princeton, University of
Virginia, and Johns Hopkins University.

~He taught at Cornell University, Bryn Mawr

College and Wesleyan University.

~He also became President of Princeton

University

~He was Governor of New Jersey

~He became President of the United States

in 1913 and served two consecutive terms
Views and Presidency
~didnt support womens suffrage (right to vote)

~believed that our checks and balances system

was too complicated

~created the presidential policy called New

Freedom

~wanted to keep America out of WWI by promoting

neutrality

~Fourteen Points: emphasized the possible ways to

keep peace. It sparked the creation of the League
of Nations
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson