Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1924 in Stanton, Virginia. His father was Joseph Wilson, a Presbyterian minister who served as a chaplain in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. His mother was Jessie Woodrow, born in England and the daughter of a minister (Charles River Ed. 80). Wilson's family lived in Augusta, Georgia, during the time the Union Army occupied the area during the Civil War. Wilson was home-schooled because his mother was afraid of how witnessing the violence of war would affect him. Still unable to read at age ten, he may have been dyslexic (Charles River Ed. 99-100). His academic success improved when his family moved to Columbia, South Carolina during the Reconstruction era. His father secured a job at Columbia Seminary, and Wilson began studying under him (Charles River Ed. 106). He began his college career at Davidson in North Carolina but was unable to continue his studies due to poor health. His family moved again, this time to New Jersey, where his father began teaching at the College of New Jersey, now known as Princeton. Wilson chose political science and philosophy as his majors and enjoyed debating Reconstruction. “Because I love the South, I rejoice in the failure of the Confederacy” (Charles River Ed. 122). Wilson became involved in campus life and, despite being an average student, achieved his first academic success. Finishing 38 out of 100, Wilson decided to attend law school at the University of Virginia (Charles River Ed. 123). He never intended to become a lawyer. He intended to use his law education to begin a political career. “The profession I chose was politics. The profession I entered into was law. I got into that because... middle of paper... partially paralyzed. Wilson died in February 1924 and was buried in Washington DC (Charles River Ed. 791). One of her greatest accomplishments of her progressive era was granting women the right to vote. He is much criticized for failing to convince Congress to sign the Treaty of Versailles or join the League of Nations. It is believed that if the League of Nations had been successful, World War II could have been avoided (Charles River Ed. 795). Works Cited Charles River Editors. American Legends: The Life of Woodrow Wilson. Boston: Charles River Editors, 2012. Kindle edition. Garraty, John A. "The Education of Woodrow Wilson." American Heritage Magazine. 7.5 (1956): 10-16. American Heritage Magazine. Network. May 3, 2014. Wilson, Woodrow. “Do your part for America.” National geographical magazine. 31.4 (1917): 289-293. National geographical magazine. Network. May 3 2014.