ography ▁of ▁F ola ' s ▁famous ▁father ▁but ▁died ▁about ▁one ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁project . ▁La ▁Fol lette ▁labor ed ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁bi ography , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁which ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Man us cript ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁called ▁" br illiant " ▁and ▁of ▁which ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁rev iewer ▁wrote : ▁" What ▁we ▁have ▁here , ▁in ▁sum , ▁is ▁a ▁wonder fully ▁rich ▁and ▁detailed ▁personal ▁account ▁that ▁goes ▁far ▁to ▁restore ▁to ▁us ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁gi ants ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁generation ." ▁ ▁Death ▁La ▁Fol lette ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 7 , ▁of ▁p neum onia , ▁in ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Virginia ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁American ▁Women , ▁Man us cript ▁Division ▁- ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁" F ola ▁La ▁Fol lette " ▁- ▁Phot ograph s ▁( Library ▁of ▁Congress ): ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 , ▁ 3 , ▁ 4 , ▁ 5 , ▁and ▁ 6 ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 ▁death s ▁Category : La ▁Fol lette ▁family ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison ▁al umn i ▁Category : American ▁suff rag ists ▁Category : W is consin