The Hill

The Hill shares a story about the Wilson House and First Fashion.

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Fashion and Diplomacy

The Wilson House presents a beautiful Edith Wilson dress for display at the First Fashion Gala. This gala, as part of a nonprofit called Diplomacy and Fashion, strives to celebrate diversity, global culture, and the role fashion plays in diplomatic practice.

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WWD Women’s Wear Daily

Women's Wear Daily spotlights a Wilson House collection dress belonging to Edith Wilson as part of a new gala event about the fashion of first ladies and gentlemen. The First Fashion Gala, an inaugural event by the nonprofit Diplomacy and Fashion, sets out to emphasize fashion as "the silent language

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Wilson House in the News – Politico

  THE OPPO BOOK BRENDA JONES, a speechwriter for the president, wrote a four-book series called “Queens of the Resistance” highlighting the work of Sen. ELIZABETH WARREN (D-Mass.), Reps. ALEXANDRA OCASIO-CORTEZ (D-N.Y.), MAXINE WATERS (D-Calif.) and House Speaker NANCY PELOSI (D-Calif.). In an interview about the books, Jones was asked

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Internship Opportunity: “For the People by the People: Transforming National Trust Historic Sites through the Humanities Internship”

The Woodrow Wilson House seeks 4 students from a Historic Black College or University for a paid virtual or in person internship. The focus of the internship will be to reexamine the significance of our site and relevance to African American communities and restorative history. Submit your resume and cover

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Speaker Series: “Georgetown: An Untold History of the Iconic Neighborhood”

Thursday, March 31st Speaker Series: "Georgetown: An Untold History of the Iconic Neighborhood" Location Panelist Discussion will be held in the Drawing Room of The Woodrow Wilson House, followed by light refreshments in the Dining Room. The webinar will also be available Online (Register for Zoom Link). Schedule Doors Open: 5:00

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100 Years and Counting: The Woodrow Wilson House Looks to the Future

Just over 100 years ago, in March 1921, following the inauguration of Warren G. Harding as the 29th president of the United States, the outgoing President Woodrow Wilson and his wife, Edith, retired from the White House into their new home in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Today the

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Fox 1st Ladies Edith Wilson

Wilson House is collaborating with Fox Nation (a Fox News entertainment streaming service) on a new historical series about the United States' First Ladies called "Women of the White House." They will conduct an on-camera tour to discuss Mrs. Wilson's life as well as legacy, and host Rachel Campos-Duffy will

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A Consequential Friendship

Special thanks to Louis D. Brandeis’s grandson and longtime National Trust for Historic Preservation attorney and Woodrow Wilson House Advisory Council member, Frank Gilbert, as well as historian and Woodrow Wilson House Advisory Council member Professor John Milton Cooper, Jr., author of Woodrow Wilson: A Biography, as well as other

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