Lou Henry Hoover

Lou Henry Hoover Historical Figure Nationality: United States Date of Birth: 1874 Date of Death: 1944 Cause of Death: Heart attack Religion: Quakerism (converted) Spouse: Herbert Hoover Children: Herbert Jr., Allan Political Party: Republican Party Political Office(s): First Lady of the United States Fictional Appearances: Joe Steele POD: 1878; Relevant POD: July, 1932 Novel or Story?: Novel only Type of Appearance: Direct Political Office(s): First Lady of the United States

Lou Henry Hoover (March 29, 1874 – January 7, 1944) was the wife of President of the United States Herbert Hoover and served as First Lady from 1929 to 1933.

Lou Henry was born in Iowa, and grew up in California. Marrying her engineer husband in 1899, she traveled widely with him, including to Shanghai, China, and became a cultivated scholar and linguist. A proficient Chinese speaker, she is the only First Lady to have spoken an Asian language. She oversaw construction of the presidential retreat at Rapidan Camp in Madison County, Virginia. She was the first First Lady to make regular, nationwide radio broadcasts to the American public. She died of a heart attack in 1944.

Lou Henry Hoover in Joe Steele

As outgoing First Lady, Lou Hoover attended the 1933 presidential inauguration of Joe Steele. Lou Hoover was dressed as if she were about to meet the King and Queen of England. Conversely, her successor, Betty Steele, looked like she'd picked up her outfit from the Montgomery Wards' catalog.

See Also

• Flora Blackford, the First Lady from 1929 to 1933 in Southern Victory.

References

Political offices (OTL)
Preceded by Grace Coolidge	First Lady of the United States 1929-1933	Succeeded by Eleanor Roosevelt
Political offices (Joe Steele)
Preceded by Grace Coolidge	First Lady of the United States 1929-1933	Succeeded by Betty Steele