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Not Just a Presidents Wife – Lou Henry Hoover

11/01/2015 By Moya Sharp 4 Comments

Lou Henry Hoover

Lou Henry Hoover was the wife of Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States of America. There has been a great deal written about her husbands time on the Goldfields of Western Australia but very little has been told about his wifes achievements in her own right. During her time as ‘First […]

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Australian History, Herbert C Hoover, Herbert Hoover, Kalgoorlie boulder, kalgoorlie history, Kalgoorlie School of Mines, Lou Henry Hoover, Sons of Gwalia, Western Australia

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