Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter (born August 18, 1927) is the wife of former President Jimmy Carter and was First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2617x3960, 912 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rosalynn Carter Category: ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Plains is a city located in Sumter County, Georgia. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Martha Washington, Original First Lady of the United States. ... Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford (born April 8, 1918) is the widow of Gerald R. Ford and was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977. ... Nancy Davis Reagan (born July 6, 1921) is the widow of Ronald Reagan and was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. ... For other persons named Jimmy Carter, see Jimmy Carter (disambiguation). ... John William Jack Carter, (born July 3, 1947), is an American businessman and politician who unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate in Nevadain 2006. ... Amy Lynn Carter Wentzel (born October 19, 1967) is the only daughter of U.S. president Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other persons named Jimmy Carter, see Jimmy Carter (disambiguation). ... Martha Washington, Original First Lady of the United States. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early life

Eleanor Rosalynn Smith was born in Plains, Georgia, the eldest of the four children of Frances Allethea Murray (1904–1997), a dressmaker, and Edgar Smith (1896-1940), an automobile mechanic and farmer. Plains is a city located in Sumter County, Georgia. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A dressmaker is a person (usually a woman) who makes custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... A mechanic works on the rear end of a car An auto mechanic is a mechanic who specializes in automobile maintenance, repair, and sometimes modification and design. ... Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ...

Her father died of leukemia when she was 13, and she helped her mother raise her younger siblings as well as assist her dressmaking in order to meet the family's financial needs. She graduated as valedictorian of Plains High School and then attended Georgia Southwestern College. Leukemia (leukaemia in British English) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). ... In the United States and Canada, the title of valedictorian (an anglicized derivation from the Latin vale dicere, to say farewell) is given to the top graduate of the graduating class (compare dux) of an educational institution. ... ...

Marriage and family

Although they had known each other earlier, Rosalynn Smith first dated Jimmy Carter in 1945 while he was at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. On July 7, 1946, they married in Plains. For other persons named Jimmy Carter, see Jimmy Carter (disambiguation). ... The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is located in Annapolis, Maryland and Washington D.C. The Academy is often referred to simply as Annapolis although naval officers normally refer to it in... City nickname: Americas Sailing Capital Location in the state of Maryland Founded 1649 Mayor Ellen O. Moyer (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 19. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

The couple had four children: John William "Jack" (1947-), James Earl III "Chip" (1950-), Donnel Jeffrey "Jeff" (1952-), and Amy Lynn (1967-). The first three were born in different parts of the country and away from Georgia, due to her husband's military duties. John William Jack Carter, (born July 3, 1947), is the eldest child of former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. ... Amy Lynn Carter Wentzel (born October 19, 1967) is the only daughter of U.S. president Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn. ...

In 1953, after her husband left the Navy, she helped him run the family peanut farming and warehousing business, handling the accounting responsibilities. Binomial name Arachis hypogaea L. The peanut, or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the legume family Fabaceae native to South America. ... It has been suggested that Accounting scholarship be merged into this article or section. ...

Since 1962, the year Jimmy Carter was elected state senator of Georgia, Rosalynn has been active in the political arena. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...

First Lady of Georgia

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 Mentally Challenged Children. Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... Special Olympics is an international organization created to help people with intellectual disabilities develop self-confidence and social skills through sports training and competition. ...

Campaigning

In January 1975, when her husband's gubernatorial term was over, Governor 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. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ...

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. National Association of Mental Health (UK) Montagu Norman had been Governor of the Bank of England for many years. ... The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that was intended to guarantee equal rights under the law for Americans regardless of sex. ...

First Lady of the United States

In January 1977, she and her husband walked hand-in-hand down Pennsylvania Avenue during his inauguration. Not one for ostentation, she packed a picnic lunch for that day and wore a six-year-old dress during the ceremony. Pennsylvania Avenue street sign, 2004. ...

Rosalynn Carter was dubbed The Steel Magnolia by the White House press corps, for her combination of Southern sweetness and tenacious drive. It was no secret that she was one of her husband's closest advisors and confidants, and she sat in on many Cabinet meetings; indeed she became the first First Lady to carry a briefcase to her office in the White House. The modern day briefcase by Zegari. ... North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ...

During her years in the White House, 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.

During the 1980 presidential campaign, Rosalynn Carter again participated vigorously on behalf of her husband. When a campaign manager informed the couple the weekend before the election that the latest internal polls showed what had been a tight race was tipping in Ronald Reagan's direction and that they were going to lose, Rosalynn doubled over in anguish. Ronald Wilson Reagan GCB (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ...

Later life

Since returning to Plains, Mrs. Carter has received the Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association, the Distinguished Service Award for Leadership Christian Social Ethics from the Christian Life Commission of 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 Humanity, Inc. Her autobiography, First Lady from Plains, was published in May 1984. That same month, she was made an Honorary Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and is also board member emeritus of the National Mental Health Association. The American Psychological Association (APA) is a professional organization representing psychology in the US. It has around 150,000 members and an annual budget of around $70m. ... The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a United States-based cooperative ministry agency serving Baptist churches around the world. ... Gannett Company, Inc. ... Official Habitat for Humanity logo Habitat for Humanity is an international, Christian, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building quality, low-cost, affordable housing. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Psychiatric Association is a professional organization of psychiatrists whose members are American and international physicians who are trained in psychiatry. ...

In 2001 she was elected to the National Women's Hall of Fame. The National Womens Hall of Fame was created in 1969 by a group of people in Seneca Falls, New York, the location of the first American womens rights convention, now known to historians as the 1848 Womens Rights Convention. ...

She is currently a global human rights activist and co-chair of the Carter Center. Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library The Carter Center is a human rights organization, founded in 1982 and chaired by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. ...

In popular culture

• The Progressive Rock group The Mars Volta mention Rosalynn Carter in their 2006 album Amputechture with the line "The kiosk in my temporal lobe / Is shaped like Rosalyn Carter / She says my map is home again / But torn face down" on the song Tetragrammaton.

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References

• Portions of this article are based on public domain text from ibiblio. [1]

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External links

• New Georgia Encyclopedia
• Rosalynn Carter, First Lady
• Rosalynn Smith Carter