The Hoovers: they don’t suck!
PART 1: LOU HOOVER WAS BADASS
Lou Hoover rocked — she was adventurous, well-read, and brilliant. Both she and Herbert graduated from Stanford with geology degrees but she graduated with higher honors than he did. They traveled the world together.
Their time in China during the Boxer Rebellion was particularly harrowing — Herbert counted 2,000 bodies floating down the river not far from their house. Lou defended their home with a butcher knife and a .35 (she was an expert shooter).
A San Franscisco newspaper presumptuously ran Lou’s obituary, which she found funny.
(Note to future self: I need to read more about Lou Hoover and the Boxer Rebellion.)
Be sure to check out Part 2: Don’t sweep Bertie under the rug.
