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Rosalynn Smith Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, the daughter of Allie Murray and Edgar Smith.
Since 1962, the year Jimmy Carter was elected state senator of Georgia, Rosalynn has been active the political arena. As first lady of Georgia, Rosalynn was appointed to the Governor's Commission to Improve Services for the Mentally and Emotionally Handicapped. The Commission presented recommendations to Governor Carter, many of which were approved and then became law. Rosalynn also served as a volunteer at the Georgia Regional Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia and for five years was honorary chairperson for the Georgia Special Olympics for Retarded Children.
In January 1975, when her husband's gubernatorial term was over, Mr. Carter, along with Rosalynn and Amy, went back to Plains. He had already announced his plans to run for President of the United States. Rosalynn returned to the campaign trail, this time in a national quest for support for her husband. She campaigned alone on his behalf in 41 states.
During the months she was campaigning across the country, Rosalynn was elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Mental Health ; she was honored by the National Organization for Women with an Award of Merit for her vigorous support for the Equal Rights Amendment; and she received the volunteer of the Year Award from the Southwestern Association of Volunteer Services .
During her years in the White HouseThis page is about the official residence of the President of the USA. For other White Houses see White House (disambiguation). See also 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (musical . The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President, Rosalynn was honored by many organizations and received a handful of awards. She served as honorary chair of the President's Commission on Mental Health, the work of which resulted in the passage of the Mental Health Systems Act . She was also named the Volunteer of the Decade by the National Mental Health Association.
Since returning to Plains, Mrs. Carter has received the Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Associatio n, the Distinguished Service Award for Leadership Christian Social Ethics from the Christian Life Commission of in the Southern Baptist Convention and in August of 1983, she was elected to the board of directors of the Gannett Company, Inc. In April 1984, Mrs. Carter became a member of the board of advisors of Habitat for HumanityHabitat for Humanity is an international, Christian, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building quality, low-cost housing. The houses are built using volunteer labor. They are sold at no profit, with no interest charged on the mortgage., Inc. Her autobiography, First Lady from Plains, was published in May 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe. That same month, she was made an Honorary Fellow of the American Psychiatric AssociationThe American Psychiatric Association is a professional organization of psychiatrists whose members are American and international physicians who are trained in psychiatry. The association is responsible for various journals and pamphlets, as well as the b and is also board member emeritus of the National Mental Health Association.
She is currently a global human rightsHuman rights natural rights are rights which some hold to be "inalienable" and belonging to all humans, according to natural law. Such rights are believed, by proponents, to be necessary for freedom and the maintenance of a " reasonable" quality of life. activist and co-chair of the Carter CenterThe Carter Center is a human rights organization, founded in 1982 and chaired by former U. President Jimmy Carter. It is based out of Atlanta, Georgia and is an offshoot of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. The Carter Center works in partnership with.
| Preceded by: Betty FordBetty Ford (born April 8, 1918), a First Lady of the United States, was born Elizabeth Ann Bloomer in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of William Stephenson Bloomer, an industrial supply salesman, and his wife Hortense Neahr. Early life She grew up in Gran |
First Ladies of the United States | Succeeded by: Nancy Reagan |
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