Lorena Alice "Hick" Hickok was an American journalist. She was also a long-term friend and possibly romantic partner of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Hickok in 1926
From 1933 to 1936, Hickok was the lead investigator for Federal Emergency Relief Administration head Harry Hopkins (pictured).
From 1936 to 1939, Hickok worked in public relations for the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Hickock's grave in Rhinebeck Cemetery
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving first lady of the United States, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms as p
Lorena Hickok
…Hick" Hickok (March 7, 1893 – May 1, 1968) was an American journalist. She was also a long-term friend and possibly romantic partner of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. After an unhappy and unsettled childhood, Hickok found success as a reporter for the Minneapolis Tribune and the Associated Press (AP), becoming…
Roosevelt as a child, 1887
School photo of 14-year-old Roosevelt, 1898
Roosevelt in her wedding dress, 1905