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Lillian Gordy Carter was an American nurse and the mother of former president Jimmy Carter. She volunteered for the Peace Corps in India, wrote two books, and was known for her liberal views and Southern charm.
26. Feb. 2023 · Lillian Carter died of breast cancer on Oct. 30, 1983, at age 85. In 1986, the Peace Corps established the Lillian Carter Award, recognizing exceptional volunteers who served at age 50 or...
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Lillian Carter was a nurse, a businesswoman, and a civil rights activist who joined the Peace Corps at age 68 and worked in India. She was the mother of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, and received many honors for her humanitarian work.
Author, and Social Activist, Mother of US President Jimmy Carter. Fondly known as Miss Lillian, she is remembered for her contribution to nursing in her home state of Georgia and as a Peace Corps volunteer in India, as well as her Southern charm and down-to-earth manner. Her father was the postmaster in Richland,...
Learn about the life and legacy of Lillian Gordy Carter, a nurse, volunteer and social activist who joined the Peace Corps at 68 and worked in India. She was the mother of President Jimmy Carter and received many honors for her work.
Raised in rural, southern Georgia, Lillian Gordy Carter was trained as a nurse and spent her life opposing the strict codes of segregation. After the death of her husband, she left a life of being a homemaker and joined the Peace Corps to support public health in rural India.
22. Sept. 2006 · Lillian Gordy Carter was born in Richland in 1898. Her father, James Jackson Gordy, instilled in his daughter a strong interest in social justice. She married Earl Carter in 1923 and made her home in Plains with him.
