Today we celebrate the 91st birthday of Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981.
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith was born on August 18, 1927 in Plains, Georgia. She was the eldest of four children of Wilburn Edgar Smith, an auto mechanic and farmer, and Frances Allethea "Allie" Murray Smith, a dressmaker.
Through the years, Rosalynn has been a leading advocate for numerous causes including mental health, caregiving, equal rights and poverty eradication. She was politically active during her White House years, sitting in on Cabinet and policy meetings as well as serving as her husband's closest adviser and as an envoy abroad.
See www.cartercenter.org/… for a brief summary of her current activities at the Carter Center.
The picture above shows the Carters wearing traditional Ghanaian attire, a gift from the chief of Tingoli village in northern Ghana on Feb. 8, 2007, during a visit to see Ghana’s progress in eradicating Guinea worm disease and controlling trachoma, a devastating eye disease.
If you are in Atlanta, please drop by to sign the card. The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum is located at 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta.