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==Biography==

==Biography==

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 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 former 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 bring about defeat for both [[U.S. Senator]]s John Holmes Overton, Sr. (1875-1948) 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>

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 bring about defeat for both [[U.S. Senator]]s John Holmes Overton, Sr. (1875-1948) 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>