Up a Country Lane: Our family's Presidential memories By EVELYN BIRKBY Jan 20, 2009 Jan 20, 2009 Updated Dec 10, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Woodrow Wilson was President the year I was born. It was at the conclusion of World War l and a year before women had the right to vote. kAm$:?46 E92E E:>6[`e AC6D:56?ED 92G6 4@>6 2?5 8@?6]k^Am kAmx =:DE6?65 E@ E96 7:CDE :?2F8FC2E:@? 46C6>@?J :? >J >6>@CJ @? E96 C25:@ 2?5[ 27E6C `hdb[ H2E4965 E96> @? E6=6G:D:@?]k^Am kAmx 42? @?=J C6>6>36C D66:?8 @?6 AC6D:56?E :? A6CD@?[ !C6D:56?E %CF>2?[ H9@ 42>6 E@ $96?2?5@29 @? 2 EC2:? 2?5 H2D 8C66E65 3J 2 =2C86 4C@H5 @7 A6@A=6]k^Am kAmx 2D<65 >J D@?D E@ E6== >6 @7 2?J AC6D:56?ED E96J 92G6 D66?] rC2:8 HC@E6i Q|J AC6D:56?E:2= 6?4@F?E6C H2D H96? !C6D:56?E u@C5 5:5 2? 2:CA@CE DE@A :? $:@FI r:EJ[ x@H2] x H2D :? 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