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A Woman of Adventure - The Life and Times of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover (Hardcover)
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A Woman of Adventure - The Life and Times of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover (Hardcover)
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When Lou Henry married Herbert Hoover in February 1899, she looked
forward to a partnership of equality and a life of adventure. She
could fire a rifle and sit a horse as well as any man. The Quaker
community of Whittier, California, where she lived as a teen,
reinforced the egalitarian spirit of her upbringing. But history
had other ideas for Lou Henry Hoover. For the first fifteen years
of married life, Lou globe-trotted with her husband as he pursued a
lucrative career in mining engineering and consulting. World War I
not only changed the map of the world; it changed the map of the
Hoovers' marriage. Herbert Hoover's Commission for the Relief of
Belgium launched him into a political career that led to the White
House. Lou, who detested the limelight, led a dual life. She
supported her husband's political career, managed their multiple
households, and saw to the needs of their family. Behind the
scenes, she pursued her own interests. History has long since
forgotten the breadth of her achievements, but Lou Henry Hoover's
powerful legacy endures in the ongoing success of the Girl Scouts,
the music and physical therapy degree programs at Stanford
University, athletic opportunities for women, and the countless
unknown men and women who received an education thanks to Lou's
anonymous financial support. Conveying Lou's humor, personality,
and intelligence, A Woman of Adventure takes a fresh look at the
first lady who preceded Eleanor Roosevelt and her extraordinary
accomplishments.
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