The year 2024 marked the sesquicentennial birthday of Lou Henry Hoover (1874-1944). A remarkable person and independent woman ahead of her time, she brought her intellect and hardworking spirit to all her many roles in life - from scientist to author, mother to Girl Scout leader, and as the first lady of the United States. The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford Libraries.
Lou Henry Hoover (March 29, 1874 - January 7, 1944) was an American philanthropist, geologist, and the first lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933 as the wife of President Herbert Hoover. Timeline Herbert Hoover was born Lou Henry was born March 29, 1874 Lou Henry was born in Waterloo, Iowa, to Charles and Florence Henry. Herbert Hoover's journey along what he called the "slippery road of public life" was not traveled alone.
At his side was his wife, Lou. On March 28, 1874, Lou Henry was born in Waterloo, Iowa to banker Charles Henry and his wife Florence. The family moved to California 10 years later.
Lou was skilled in athletics and possessed an analytical mind and an independent spirit. She was the first. First Lady Lou Henry Hoover Early Life First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, ca.
1928 (31-1928-f03) Lou Henry Hoover (March 29, 1874 - January 7, 1944), humanitarian, Girl Scout leader, women's athletics advocate, and First Lady of the United States, was born in Waterloo, Iowa, the first child of Charles and Florence Weed Henry. The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford Libraries, and the Hoover Institution Library & Archives are pleased to present this celebration of the incredible 150 year legacy of the extraordinary Lou Henry Hoover. Lou Henry Hoover died in 1944 after years of public service, especially to the Girl Scouts of America and the Women's Division of the National Amateur Athletic Association.
By Angela Tudico National Archives News WASHINGTON, August 6, 2024 - The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum marks the 150th anniversary of the birthdays of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover with an exhibit and months of commemorations culminating this Saturday with Hoover's Hometown Days, an annual event in West Branch, IA. Later Years After Hoover lost his reelection bid in 1932, the Hoovers were happy to return to private life. They returned to Palo Alto to live in the house designed by Lou Henry Hoover, hoping to have a quiet retirement surrounded by family, friends, and the Stanford campus.
The Lou Henry Hoover House in Stanford, California, the couple's first and only permanent residence During his senior year at Stanford, Hoover became smitten with a classmate named Lou Henry, though his financial situation precluded marriage at that time. [27] The daughter of a banker from Monterey, California, Lou Henry decided to study geology at Stanford after attending a lecture delivered.