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First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, 1933
by Michael R. Haider
Personally recruited to join the Girl Scouts by Juliette Gordon Low in 1917, Lou Henry Hoover lived the Girl Scout Promise. She was a true outdoor enthusiast and ardent camper. Alongside fellow Girl Scout volunteer May Flather, she established a beautiful 45-acre sleep-away camp in the George Washington National Forest. The camp, named Camp May Flather, is still in operation today. She also served as President of the Girl Scouts of the USA from 1922 to 1925 and 1935 to 1937.
In 1939, Mrs. Hoover raised over half a million dollars to support Girl Scouts. She is also credited with facilitating the first national sale of Girl Scout cookies. For this portrait, painted at the White House, Mrs. Hoover chose to sit in her Girl Scout adult uniform. |