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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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Lou’s letters home told of her adventures in China.
Interspersed in Lou’s 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 President’s 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