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Title: Lou Henry Hoover


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Lou Henry Hoover

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  • Lou Henry Hoover was born in Waterloo, Iowa on
    March 29, 1874.
  • Her mother was Florence Weed Henry.
  • Her father was Charles D. Henry.

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  • Lou loved nature and spent as much time
    outdoors as she could, both as a child and as an
    adult.

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Lou enjoyed sketching people and places wherever
she went.
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  • Lou received a teaching certificate from San
    Jose Normal School and a degree in geology from
    Stanford University.

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Lou at Stanford University
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  • Lou was the first woman to receive a degree in
    geology from Stanford University.

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Starting a new life in China
  • Lou and Bert were married on February 10, 1899
    and the very next day boarded a ship for China.

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Lous letters home told of her adventures in
China.
  • Interspersed in Lous letters you see drawings
    and Chinese characters that she added to help
    explain the Chinese culture to her family.

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Lou and Bert had two sons Allan Herbert
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Mr. Mrs. Hoover were World Travelers.
  • It is said that Bert and Lou traveled around
    the world five times before their oldest son
    turned eight years old.

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First Ladies Mrs. Coolidge Mrs. Hoover
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  • Lou chose a life of service helping wherever
    she could, whether feeding children throughout
    the world or organizing the Girl Scouts.

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President and Mrs. Hoover walking to the White
House
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Lou had the Presidents Mountain School built
near Camp Rapidan.
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  • Lou Henry Hoover gave to the world a caring,
    selfless woman. She gave to the United States
    exemplary public service.

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Lou Henry Hoover March 29, 1874 January 7, 1944
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