Little Miss Hoover

In the throes of the Great War, as the world grappled with unprecedented conflict, Washington, D.C.'s socialite Nancy Craddock, a scion of privilege and leisure, experiences a profound, if somewhat whimsical, awakening. Driven by a fervent, almost quixotic patriotism, she embraces the then-nascent Food Administration with an earnest, unshakeable conviction: 'eggs will win the war.' This seemingly quaint declaration, brimming with an endearing naiveté, becomes the unlikely clarion call for her dramatic pivot from society galas to the rigorous, often unglamorous, demands of wartime conservation. Her journey is not merely a philanthropic dalliance but a genuine immersion into the national effort, forcing her to confront the stark realities beyond her gilded cage and ultimately redefining her understanding of duty, sacrifice, and the collective spirit in a nation at war.