Eleanor Rosalynn Smith
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Rosalynn Carter was first lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for mental health advocacy and caregiving. Born Eleanor Rosalynn Smith in Plains, Georgia in 1927, she married Jimmy Carter in 1946 and stayed in Plains until her death from dementia in 2023.
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From her farmhouse in Plains, Georgia, Rosalynn Smith grew up as a neighbor of the Carter family. Born August 18, 1927 to Wilburn Edgar Smith and Allie Murray Smith, farmers, she attended Georgia Southwestern State University before marrying Jimmy Carter in 1946.
Rosalynn Carter became first lady of the United States in 1977. She attended cabinet meetings and championed mental health legislation. She appeared in documentaries like Intimate Portrait and Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains. For her humanitarian work, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and other honors.
Rosalynn Carter married Jimmy Carter on July 7, 1946. They raised four children: Jack, James Earl III, Jeff, and Amy. The family made their home in Plains, Georgia, while Jimmy Carter served in the Navy and later in state politics. Rosalynn advised her husband closely during his political career. She died in the same town she was born, Plains, Georgia, on November 19, 2023, after living with dementia.
Rosalynn Carter was the first first lady since Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who had not served as second lady. The National Women’s Hall of Fame inducted her, and she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Mental health advocacy and her 77-year partnership with Jimmy Carter define her legacy. She died in 2023 at age 96.
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She served as first lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981.
Rosalynn grew up as a neighbor of the Carter family and began dating Jimmy Carter in 1945; they married in 1946.
She had four children: John Carter born July 1947, James Carter April 1950, Donnel Carter August 1952, and Amy Carter October 1967.
She was the first first lady since Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who had not previously served as second lady.
Rosalynn Carter was the twelfth U.S. first lady to predecease the president.
Her parents were Edgar and Allie Smith.
In May 1998, she and her husband Jimmy Carter received an honorary doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania for their humanitarian work.
She was the grandmother of numerous grandchildren, including Sarah and Jason Carter John’s children, James Earl and Margaret Alicia James’s children, Joshua, Jeremy and James Donnel’s sons, and Hugo James Wentzel Amy’s son.
Her brother-in-law was Billy Carter.
She was the daughter-in-law of James Earl Carter and Lillian Carter.
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