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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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. Helen Holt Shaking Hands with President Dwight Eisenhower

18. 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.'

19. 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.

20. Helen Holt Accepting Position with Federal Housing Administration

Pictured are:Clyde Cronin-SecretaryJ. Bert-Hospital ChairNicholson-PresidentMrs. Holt-GuestJ. E. White-TreasurerE.V. StudwellP. Chairman

21. Helen Holt with Hosts at Vienna Lincoln Day Dinner, W. Va.

Pequonia Lion's ClubRev. Frame

22. Helen Holt Speaking at Pequonia Lions Club

Helen Holt at her commencement at Fairmont College

23. Helen Holt, Fairmont College Commencement, W. Va.

Senator John Warner is the man second from right and Helen Holt is the woman on the right.

24. U.S. Senator John Warner from Va. with Helen Holt