Lou Henry Hoover was the wife of the 31st President of the United States, Herbert Hoover, who served as President from 1929 to 1933. Lou Henry Hoover was born in Waterloo, Iowa on March 29, 1874. This park is the site of her childhood home.
Throughout her lifetiime, Lou was very involved in community organizations, particulary those that supported women's rights and independence. She was a strong advocate for the equality of women and men, and on numerous occasions broke from social restrictions long placed on women.
She met Herbert Hoover while attending Stanford University, where they both received degrees in geology. They married in 1899 and after graduation lived in China for a period of time. Later they moved to London where their two sons were born. They returned to the United States in 1917, just months before the beginning of World War 1.
In the Whitehouse, she was instrumental in helping modernize the public role of the First Lady position. She was the first to hold regular radio broadcasts, although she shunned the media at most other times, finding them intrusive. Her role as hostess at the White House was on her terms and not those dictated by the Washington "society".
While hosting her first tea party for Congressional spouses she was criticized by segregationists for including an African American spouse, but the invitation was extended and graciously accepted. She also served as honorary President of the Girl Scouts during her tenure as First Lady, an organization that she strongly supported and was involved with her entire life. She was instrumental in forging one of the groups most successful fund raising tools which continues today; the sale of Girl Scout Cookies.
Following the Depression and during the economic crisis that followed, both Herbert and Lou were perceived as uncaring for the plight and struggles of the American people. But in fact, Lou was receiving thousands of letters from citizens in need of assistance for food, money, and employment, and she took it upon herself to respond personally. She would often refer the requests to friends and aquaintances affiliated with outreach organizations such as the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Community Chest. Following her death, as her files were being cleared out it was discovered that she had at times extended personal "loans" to many anonymous Americans that had asked for assistance, and in many instances she never cashed the checks of those that tried to repay her.
Lou Henry Hoover died suddenly from a heart attach on January 7, 1944. She is buried alongside her husband at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa.
The posted coordinates will take you to the SE corner of this small park where there is a statue of Lou Henry Hoover. On the NW corner of the park is another statue of Lou seated in a chair with her hand resting on a globe. In the center of the park are three kiosks with much additional information about Lou's life and career.
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What is the word printed on the cover of the book Lou is holding on the statue? (one word)
BYOP
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