Margaret Hoover
Margaret Claire Hoover (born December 11, 1977) is an American political commentator, political strategist, media personality, feminist, gay rights activist, author, and great-granddaughter of Herbert Hoover, the 31st U.S. President. She is the best-selling author of the book "American Individualism: How A New Generation of Conservatives Can Save the Republican Party", published by Crown Forum in July 2011. Hoover is currently host of PBS's reboot of the conservative interview show "Firing Line".
Hoover was born in Colorado, the daughter of Jean (Williams), a flight attendant, and Andrew Hoover, a mining engineer.
Margaret Cleaves
Margaret Abigail Cleaves was born in Columbus City, Iowa, November 25, 1848. Her father was of Dutch and English, and her mother of Scotch and Irish ancestry, but by birth they were both Americans. Her father, Dr. John Trow Cleaves, was born in Yarmouth, Maine, in 1813, and her mother, Elizabeth Stronach, in Baltimore, in 1820. In 1843, they were married in Columbus City, where Dr. Cleaves practiced medicine until his death in October, 1863. He was a man who took an interest in public affairs, and he was twice elected to the Iowa State Legislature, first in 1852, and again in 1861. Cleaves was the third of seven children. She inherited her father's taste for medical pursuits and, as a child accompanied him on his visits.