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Hoover, Lou Henry (1874–1944)First lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933, who was identified with the Girl Scouts and the promotion of women's sports. Born on March 28, 1874, in Waterloo, Iowa; died on January 7, 1944, in New York City; daughter of Flo Source for information on Hoover, Lou Henry (1874–1944): Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia dictionary.
Lou Henry, age 17, on a burro at Acton, California, on August 22, 1891. Hoover Family at Stanford University. Lou Henry and Herbert Hoover were married in 1899. Lou, who worked with organizations dedicated to the improvement of young women’s lives, was twice elected president of the National Council of Girl Scouts, once for 1922–25 and ...
Lou Henry Hoover served as First Lady from 1929 to 1933 as the wife of the 31st President, Herbert Hoover. An avid Chinese linguist and geology scholar, she was also the first First Lady to make regular nationwide radio broadcasts. Admirably equipped to preside at the White House, Lou Henry Hoover brought to it long experience as wife of a man ...
A Path to Peace. "We not only desire peace for ourselves, but we want to see peace between other nations." A desire for a peaceful world was rooted in Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover's upbringing, yet–like many of the era–they truly developed their passion for it as they witnessed the First World War up-close and in person.
Lou Henry (1874-1944) Hoover was the wife of President Herbert Hoover and served as First Lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933. Lou Henry was born March 29 th, in Waterloo, Iowa, 1874. During her childhood, her father, Charles Delano Henry, always took her on camping trips in the mountains. She learnt how to ride horses and hunted during ...
Lou became a fine horsewoman; she hunted, and preserved specimens with the skill of a taxidermist; she developed an enthusiasm for rocks, minerals, and mining. She entered Stanford in 1894--"slim and supple as a reed," a classmate recalled, with a "wealth of brown hair"--and completed her course before marrying Herbert Hoover in 1899.
October 14, 1977. The Hoover House, formally known as the Lou Henry Hoover House or the Lou Henry and Herbert Hoover House, is a historic house located on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, United States. Completed in 1920, it is the former house of Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States, and his wife Lou ...
