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{{Infobox person
| name=Hilda Phelps Hammond
(Organizer of women's group opposing the Huey Long regime)
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
| birth_date=1890
| birth_place=[[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]<br>
'''Alma mater''':<br>
Sophie Newcomb College
|death_place=New Orleans, Louisiana<br>
'''Resting place''':<br>
Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans
| death_date=October 20, 1951 (aged 61)
| spouse=Arthur Browne Hammond, Sr. (married 1918-1951, her death)
'''Children''':<br>
Arthur Hammond, Jr.<br>
Blanche Hammond Scott<br>
Mrs. William North<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Ashton and Blanche Moulton Phelps}}
'''Hilda Phelps Hammond''' (April 15, 1890 – October 20, 1951)<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123856730/hilda-hammond|title=Hilda Phelps Hammond|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref> was a political activist from her native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who was known for her heated opposition to the [[Huey Long|Long]] political dynasty.
Hammond was the daughter of Ashton Phelps (1853-1919), president of the publishing companies for ''The Times-Democrat'' (1889-1914) and ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' (1914-1919), and the former Blanche Moulton (1862-1917). In 1909, Hilda Phelps graduated from Sophie Newcomb College, the ==women's college affiliated with [[Tulane University]].<ref name=lahist/>
Hammond was the state chairperson of the Women’s Committee for the Council of National Defense during [[World War I]]. In the early 1830s, she tried to unseat both [[U.S. Senator]]s John H. Overton and [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], whom she accused of election fraud. In November 1933, she testified before the United States Senate Investigating Committee. She was the founder and first chairman of the Women's Committee of Louisiana, a reform organization which advocated to honest government and ridding the state of the Long regime. In 1934, the year before Huey Long's assassination, she published the pamphlet, ''Is the Senate Afraid of Huey Long?'' In 1936, she authored the book entitled ''Let Freedom Ring,'' which details her endeavors for reform. In the late 1920s, Hammond contributed a weekly column to ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' which blended historical stories with her classic New Orleans recipes. She also hosted a news commentary program on several [[radio]] stations in New Orleans.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-h/|title=Hammond, Hilda Phelps|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>'''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses these sources for the article on Hilda Hammond: Pamela Tyler, ''Silk Stockings and the Ballot Box: Women and Politics in New Orleans, 1920-1965'' (1996), and ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' obituary, October 21, 23, 1951.</ref>
In 1917, Hilda Phelps wed [[Pennsylvania]] native Arthur Browne Hammond, Sr. (1890-1963), at Trinity [[Episcopal]] Church, in New Orleans. Her husband outlived her by twelve years and died the day after the assassination of [[U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]]. The couple had four children, Arthur, Jr.; John Phelps Hammond; Blanche Hammond Scott (1920-1985), the wife of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], and Mrs. William North.<ref name=lahist/> Hammond had a brother, Esmond Phelps (1888-1950), who was born two years before his sister and died the year preceding her death.<ref name=findagrave/> One of her grandsons, [[Jock Scott]], was an [[attorney]] and college [[professor]] who represented Rapides Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976 to 1988. He was four years of age when his grandmother died.
Hammond died in New Orleans at the age of sixty-one. She and her husband are interred at Metaire Cemetery in New Orleans.<ref name=findagrave/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hammond, Hilda Phelps}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Women]]
[[Category:Activists]]
[[Category:American Authors]]
[[Category:Episcopalians]]
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{{Infobox person
| name=Hilda Phelps Hammond
(Organizer of women's group opposing the Huey Long regime)
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
| birth_date=1890
| birth_place=[[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]<br>
'''Alma mater''':<br>
Sophie Newcomb College
|death_place=New Orleans, Louisiana<br>
'''Resting place''':<br>
Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans
| death_date=October 20, 1951 (aged 61)
| spouse=Arthur Browne Hammond, Sr. (married 1918-1951, her death)
'''Children''':<br>
Arthur Hammond, Jr.<br>
Blanche Hammond Scott<br>
Mrs. William North<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Ashton and Blanche Moulton Phelps}}
'''Hilda Phelps Hammond''' (April 15, 1890 – October 20, 1951)<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123856730/hilda-hammond|title=Hilda Phelps Hammond|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref> was a political activist from her native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who was known for her heated opposition to the [[Huey Long|Long]] political dynasty.
Hammond was the daughter of Ashton Phelps (1853-1919), president of the publishing companies for ''The Times-Democrat'' (1889-1914) and ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' (1914-1919), and the former Blanche Moulton (1862-1917). In 1909, Hilda Phelps graduated from Sophie Newcomb College, the ==women's college affiliated with [[Tulane University]].<ref name=lahist/>
Hammond was the state chairperson of the Women’s Committee for the Council of National Defense during [[World War I]]. In the early 1830s, she tried to unseat both [[U.S. Senator]]s John H. Overton and [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], whom she accused of election fraud. In November 1933, she testified before the United States Senate Investigating Committee. She was the founder and first chairman of the Women's Committee of Louisiana, a reform organization which advocated to honest government and ridding the state of the Long regime. In 1934, the year before Huey Long's assassination, she published the pamphlet, ''Is the Senate Afraid of Huey Long?'' In 1936, she authored the book entitled ''Let Freedom Ring,'' which details her endeavors for reform. In the late 1920s, Hammond contributed a weekly column to ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' which blended historical stories with her classic New Orleans recipes. She also hosted a news commentary program on several [[radio]] stations in New Orleans.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-h/|title=Hammond, Hilda Phelps|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>'''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses these sources for the article on Hilda Hammond: Pamela Tyler, ''Silk Stockings and the Ballot Box: Women and Politics in New Orleans, 1920-1965'' (1996), and ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' obituary, October 21, 23, 1951.</ref>
In 1917, Hilda Phelps wed [[Pennsylvania]] native Arthur Browne Hammond, Sr. (1890-1963), at Trinity [[Episcopal]] Church, in New Orleans. Her husband outlived her by twelve years and died the day after the assassination of [[U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]]. The couple had four children, Arthur, Jr.; John Phelps Hammond; Blanche Hammond Scott (1920-1985), the wife of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], and Mrs. William North.<ref name=lahist/> Hammond had a brother, Esmond Phelps (1888-1950), who was born two years before his sister and died the year preceding her death.<ref name=findagrave/> One of her grandsons, [[Jock Scott]], was an [[attorney]] and college [[professor]] who represented Rapides Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1976 to 1988. He was four years of age when his grandmother died.
Hammond died in New Orleans at the age of sixty-one. She and her husband are interred at Metaire Cemetery in New Orleans.<ref name=findagrave/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hammond, Hilda Phelps}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Women]]
[[Category:Activists]]
[[Category:American Authors]]
[[Category:Episcopalians]]