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'''Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter''' (born August 18, 1927), is the wife of former [[President]] [[Jimmy Carter]]. She served as [[First Lady]] of the [[United States]] from 1977 through 1981 and as First Lady of [[Georgia]] during her husband’s governorship from 1971 through 1975.  
 
'''Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter''' (born August 18, 1927), is the wife of former [[President]] [[Jimmy Carter]]. She served as [[First Lady]] of the [[United States]] from 1977 through 1981 and as First Lady of [[Georgia]] during her husband’s governorship from 1971 through 1975.  
 
== Early life and education==
 
== Early life and education==
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The oldest of four siblings, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith was born in Plains, Georgia to Allethea "Allie" Murray Smith and Wilburn Edgar Smith.<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/first-ladies/rosalynncarter Rosalynn Smith Carter]</ref> After Wilburn died in 1940,<ref>[http://www.biography.com/articles/Rosalynn-Carter-9240052 Rosalynn Carter Biography]</ref>, 13 year old Rosalynn helped her mother Allie with her dressmaking business, as well as caring for the other children.<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/first-ladies/rosalynncarter Rosalynn Smith Carter]</ref>
 
==Marriage and family==
 
==Marriage and family==
 
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*''Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis'' – coauthored by Susan K. Golant and Kathryn E. Cade, 2010
 
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Rosalynn Carter

Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter (born August 18, 1927), is the wife of former President Jimmy Carter. She served as First Lady of the United States from 1977 through 1981 and as First Lady of Georgia during her husband’s governorship from 1971 through 1975.

Early life and education

The oldest of four siblings, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith was born in Plains, Georgia to Allethea "Allie" Murray Smith and Wilburn Edgar Smith.[1] After Wilburn died in 1940,[2], 13 year old Rosalynn helped her mother Allie with her dressmaking business, as well as caring for the other children.[3]

Marriage and family

First Lady of Georgia

First Lady of the United States

Life after the White House

Books

Rosalynn has written five books. They are:

  • First Lady from Plains – 1984: Her autobiography
  • Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life – coauthored by Jimmy Carter, 1987
  • Helping Yourself Help Others: A Book for Caregivers – coauthored by Susan K. Golant, 1994
  • Helping Someone with Mental Illness: A Compassionate Guide for Family, Friends, and Caregivers – coauthored by Susan K. Golant, 1998
  • Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis – coauthored by Susan K. Golant and Kathryn E. Cade, 2010

References

  1. Rosalynn Smith Carter
  2. Rosalynn Carter Biography
  3. Rosalynn Smith Carter