aug 6, 1914 - Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, the President’s first wife, died on this date of Bright disease. She was the mother of three daughters and an accomplished painter. Her efforts concerning the housing conditions of African Americans in Washington D.C. bore fruit in the form of legislation about “alley dwellings” (signed into law on 09/25/1914; 38 Stat 716) on housing standards in Washington
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