When the COVID-19 pandemic closed the President Woodrow Wilson House doors in the spring of 2020, we looked beyond the walls of our historic building for new ways to tell our story. With the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment fast approaching, staff needed to quickly pivot the ways in which we explored themes in American women’s history during the Wilson presidency.

This unique project began with an outdoor Victory Garden exhibit in front of the Wilson House. This exhibition highlighted how the enthusiasm for gardening during the pandemic was rooted in a female-driven movement promoted by the Wilson administration to use the planting of home Victory Gardens as a way to support the World War I war effort. Read More...