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Ida Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower (May 1, 1862 – September 11, 1946)[1] was a lifelong pacifist,[2] and the mother of U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower.[1]
She was born in Mount Sidney, Virginia,[1] the only daughter of Elizabeth Ida Juda Link and Simon P. Stover.[3] She later became a Jehovah's Witness.[citation needed]
Ida was five years old when her mother died; she was sent to live with her paternal grandparents, and later brought up by her elder brothers in Kansas. They did not believe girls should be educated, and instead pushed her to memorize the Bible. When Ida was ready to go to high school, she was told that she couldn't, so she ran away.
Stover graduated from high school at age 19 and taught for two years[citation needed] before entering Lane University, where she met her future husband, David Jacob Eisenhower.[4]
In 1945 Stover was named Kansas Mother of the Year.[5]
Dwight Eisenhower said of her:
- "Many such persons of her faith, selflessness, and boundless consideration of others have been called saintly. She was that—but above all she was a worker, an administrator, a teacher and guide, a truly wonderful woman."[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c "Additional Virginia Presidential Connections". woodrowwilson.org. Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library. http://www.woodrowwilson.org/visit_sub/visit_sub_show.htm?doc_id=615898. Retrieved on 2008-09-06.
- ^ "Eisenhower: A Factual Sketch". time.com. Time. 1952-04-07. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816260,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-06.
- ^ "Elizabeth Ida (Juda) Link". gencircles.com. GenCircles. http://www.gencircles.com/users/revlarry/10/data/5153. Retrieved on 2008-09-06.
- ^ "I Chose My Way". Time. Time, Inc.. September 23, 1946. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,777100,00.html?iid=chix-sphere. Retrieved on 2009-03-17.
- ^ "Women's Studies : A Guide to the Historical Holdings in the Eisenhower Library" (PDF). www.eisenhower.archives.gov. Eisenhower Library. April 1994. p. 11. http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/research/GUIDES/Womens_Studies.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-09-05.
External links
- Eisenhower-Stover Family Tree, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
- Mrs. J.E. Johntz Papers regarding the Selection of Ida Stover Eisenhower as Kansas Mother of the Year (1945), Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
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