Awarded Iowa Women's Hall of Fame (1987).
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Lou Henry Hoover
Lou Henry Hoover was an American philanthropist, geologist, and the first lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933 as the wife of President Herbert Hoover. She was active in community organizations and volunteer groups throughout her life, including the Girl Scouts of the USA, which she led from 1922 to 1925 and from 1935 to 1937. Throughout her life, Hoover supported women's rights and women's…
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politics · First Lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933 · politician · geologist · president · also Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Hoover, Hoover
Born 29 March 1874 · Died 7 January 1944 · Q233669
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1987· 1 entry
1985· 1 entry
Allowing for increased scholarship on her life and her work
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1944· 2 entries
Died 1944-01-07.
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While staying at the Waldorf Astoria New York
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1938· 1 entry
And Lou Henry Elementary School of Waterloo, Iowa, in 2005
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1935· 1 entry
Took up a project to purchase and restore her husband's birthplace cottage in Iowa
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1932· 2 entries
But he was defeated in the 1932 presidential election
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The Hoovers returned to California, and they moved to New York City in 1940
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1930· 1 entry
To build a Quaker Meeting House in Washington D
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1929· 1 entry
Career landmark: First Lady of the United States (1929–1933).
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1922· 1 entry
And she played an active role until her husband's election as president in 1928
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1920· 2 entries
Hoover said that women's responsibilities extended to civic duty
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“s responsibilities extended to civic duty. She chastised women who lived purely domestic lives as”
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1918· 1 entry
Invited reporters into her home for a special "Dining with the Hoovers" interview in which she detailed their household's dining habits and conservation strategies
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1917· 2 entries
When Herbert was appointed head of the Food and Drug Administration, and Lou became a food conservation activist in support of his work
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Wishing to continue her work with children that she had begun in her war relief efforts
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1903· 1 entry
And Allan Hoover was born in 1907
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1901· 1 entry
Moved to London, where Hoover raised their two sons and became a popular hostess between their international travels
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1900· 1 entry
Lou worked as a nurse and managed food supplies while Herbert organized barricades
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1898· 1 entry
Hoover became the first woman to receive a bachelor's degree in geology from Stanford, and she was one of the first women in the United States to hold such a degree
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1897· 1 entry
Herbert was offered an engineering job in Australia
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1893· 1 entry
Henry took a job at her father's bank as well as working as a substitute teacher
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1874· 1 entry
Born 1874-03-29.
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