http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson See pictures from the life and presidency of Woodrow Wilson en Copyright 2013, History.com Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-18T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo1 Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856 in Staunton, Virginia. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo2 Woodrow married Ellen Wilson in 1887. She became a Firsta Lady but died of Bright's Disease in 1914. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo3 Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Louise had daughters Jessie, Margaret, and Eleanor. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo4 Woodrow married Ellen Louise a year later in 1915. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo5 In 1912, Governor Wilson of New Jersey was elected president in a landslide Democratic victory over Republican incumbent William Howard Taft and Progressive Party candidate Theodore Roosevelt. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo6 Wilson platform, the "New Freedom", called for states rights and individualism. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo7 The suffragette movement became very popular during his term. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo8 Sometimes they supported Wilson, sometimes they didn't. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo9 Wilson started Federal Trade Commission, created an income tax, and lowered tariffs http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo10 Wilson won reelection in 1916. Americans applauded his isolationist policy that kept the US out of the Great World War. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo11 After the election, Wilson felt German antagonism and now called for war. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo11 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo12 President declared war on Germany in 1917. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo12 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo13 American troops helped the Allies change the tide of the war, defeating Germany. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo13 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo14 At the war's end, President Wilson traveled to France, where he headed the American delegation to the peace conference seeking an official end to the conflict. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo14 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo15 He also successfully advocated the creation of the League of Nations as a means of maintaining peace in the postwar world. In November 1920, President Wilson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts at Versailles. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo15 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo16 In the autumn of 1919, while campaigning in the United States to win approval for the Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations, Wilson suffered a severe stroke that paralyzed his left side and caused significant brain damage. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo16 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo17 After the stroke, Edith took control of much of the presidential duties. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo17 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo18 In November the U.S. Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles or the League of Nations. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo18 http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo19 In March 1921, Wilson's term expired, and he retired with his wife to Washington, D.C., where he lived until his death on February 3, 1924. http://www.history.com/photos/woodrow-wilson/photo19