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Lou Henry Hoover and Women’s Athletics

The Western Woman Despite her birth and early girlhood in Iowa, Lou Henry (1874-1944) spent most of her growing-up years in California when it was still considered the “Wild West.”   Her father, Charles Henry, was a middle class banker, … Continue reading

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