Lou Henry Hoover, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lou Henry Hoover

First Lady of the United States

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1874

Place of Birth: Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 07-Jan-1944

Profession: politician, geologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Lou Henry Hoover (born Lou Henry; March 29, 1874 – January 7, 1944) was the wife of President of the United States Herbert Hoover and served as the First Lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933. Marrying her geologist and mining engineer husband in 1899, she traveled widely with him, including to Shanghai, China, and became a cultivated scholar and linguist.
She made extensive study of languages including Latin, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, German, Italian and French.
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.