Helen F. Holt
| Helen F. Holt | |
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| Secretary of State of West Virginia | |
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In office December 4, 1957 – January 19, 1959 |
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| Governor | Cecil Underwood |
| Preceded by | Daniel Pitt O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Joe F. Burdett |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
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In office February 17, 1955 – December 1, 1956 |
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| Preceded by | Rush D. Holt, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Louis D. Craig |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Helen Louise Froelich August 16, 1913 Gridley, Illinois |
| Died | July 12, 2015 (aged 101) Boca Raton, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rush D. Holt, Sr. (1941–1955; his death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
Helen Louise Froelich Holt (August 16, 1913 – July 12, 2015) was an American politician from the state of West Virginia. She served as the Secretary of State of West Virginia from 1957 to 1959 and also served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1955 to 1957. Holt was married to Senator Rush D. Holt, Sr. from 1941 until his death in 1955 and was the mother of New Jersey U.S. Representative Rush D. Holt, Jr.
Holt was born Helen Louise Froelich on August 16, 1913 in rural Gridley, Illinois, the daughter of Gridley Mayor William E. and Edna M. (née Gingerich) Froelich. Her parents were second generation immigrants from Germany. They were especially patriotic Americans, and her father served as mayor in their small town for more than 20 years. Holt was valedictorian of her high school and the only woman from her class who went on to college. She studied at Stephens College and the Marine Biological Laboratory before earning her bachelor's and master's degrees in zoology at Northwestern University. Holt was among just 4% of American women who completed a four-year college degree at that time. She taught biology at the National Park College in Forest Glen, Maryland and Greenbrier College for Women in Lewisburg, West Virginia. In 1940, Time magazine published a glamour shot of her in a spread about the country's prettiest school teachers. The photograph caught the attention of U.S. Senator Rush D. Holt, Sr., and the two were married in 1941. Following her marriage, she moved to Weston, West Virginia and became a close advisor to her husband as well as serving as an officer for the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
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