Lorena Hickok

Lorena Alice Hickok was an American journalist known for her close relationship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

Lorena Hickok, popularly known as Hick, was born in East Troy in Walworth County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Anna Adelsa and Addison Hickok. Lorenas mother made dresses, while her father was a buttermaker. During childhood, Hickok experienced a troubled family life, characterized by abuse, unemployment, and repeated moves. When Hickok was ten, the family moved to Bowdle, South Dakota. An introverted child, Hickok was embarrassed by her height, and later recalled that she spent most of her time in solitude, daydreaming or playing with the animals of her familys farm. At fourteen, she left home following her mothers death, and worked as a maid until her mothers cousin, Ella Ellis, took her in. While living with Ellis, Hickok finished high school and enrolled at Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin.

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