The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

April 16, 2016

April 16, 1886

We start our post today with a puzzle. Who is this lady.

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She was born in Gainesville, Georgia, April 16, 1886.

Her father was the president, of Princeton University. He wrote: 

On Being Human (1897) and
The New Freedom (1913),  among other books.


She adopted a kitten from the founder of an artist's colony, Florence Griswold. The kitten was named "Mittens."


She lived her last years at an ashram in India, and died there February 12, 1944.

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Her name is Margaret Woodrow Wilson. She served as her father's hostess, briefly, when he was president of the United States.


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