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Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in West Virginia. She was also an active volunteer for the Red Cross. She is most well known for her work in improving the housing and healthcare for the elderly of America.

1. Helen Holt Volunteering for Red Cross at Senate Office Building

Pictured with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Lynn. Holt was the first woman Secretary of State in West Virginia in 1955-1956. She continued active political participation long after her term and is most well known for her work in improving the housing and health care for the elderly.

2. Helen Holt Swearing Into Office of Elderly, Washington, D.C.

Helen Holt (middle) is pictured with the First Ladies of the 40th and 41st Presidents of the United States. Helen Holt was the first woman secretary of West Virginia and also had a great influence on the improvement of housing and healthcare for the elderly in later political activity.

3. Helen Holt, Nancy Reagan, and Barbara Bush

Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State of West Virginia (1957-1958). She also led the most important program in housing and long term healthcare for the elderly of America in her late political work with the FHA and HUD.

4. Helen Holt with First Lady Barbara Bush

Helen Holt was the first woman Secretary of State of West Virginia (1957-1958. She is also known for her work in greatly improving the housing and long term health care for the elderly.

5. Helen Holt and First Lady Hilary Clinton

Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in West Virginia (1955-1956). She is also well known for her later political efforts in vastly improving housing and long term health care for the elderly.

6. Helen Holt Outside West Virginia State Capital; Charleston, W. Va.

A duty of Secretary of State. Helen Holt served as the first woman Secretary of State from 1955-1956. She is also well known for her later career work with HUD in greatly improving the housing conditions and long term health care of the elderly.

7. Helen Holt Applying State Seal of West Virginia

Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in West Virginia from 1955-1956. She later went on to greatly improve the housing conditions and long term health care of the elderly of America through her political activity. She is well known for being behind the construction of 1,000 modern long term health care facilities.

8. Helen Holt in Parade at Apple Festival in West Virginia

Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State for West Virginia. She is also famous for her efforts to improve the housing conditions and long term health care of the American elderly population.

9. Helen Holt Shaking Hands with President Dwight Eisenhower

10. Helen Holt Speaks at Lions Club

Inscribed on the back of the photo: ' Mrs. Rush D. Holt, DACOWITS member from Charleston, West Virginia and Captain Winifred R. Quick, Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel (Women) (Waves) are pictured in the Department of Defense while attending the April 6-7, 1959 meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Service.'

11. Helen Holt and Captain Winifred R. Quick, Washington, D. C.

Helen Holt swearing in to new job at FHA.  Dr. Frederick Brown Harris is pictured as well, along with a Methodist Church Chaplin.

12. Helen Holt Accepting Position with Federal Housing Administration