The Remarkable Life and Legacy of Rosalynn Carter, the Founder of The Carter Centre:

Rosalynn carter, Former first lady dies peacefully at the age of 96, the Carter Centre announced Sunday.

Rosalynn was one of the most formidable, influential first lady in American history. She was the type of first lady the country had ever met before not just an adviser to her husband but a political partner in the white house.

She was the first ever first lady to sit in on cabinet meetings as well as briefing from the national security council and she also acted as the President’s Emissary abroad, mostly on visit to Latin America.

Rosalynn carter helped jimmy carte’s campaign to become governor of Georgia and his successful 1976 run for the Presidency.

As the first lady her top domestic cause was mental health care. She chaired the President’s commission to promote better services and to protect those with mental illness from discrimination.
She even continued that work after leaving the white house.

Tributes to the Rosalynn carter:

Early life:

Rosalynn smith carter was born on August 18, 1927 in Plains, Georgia. She had three siblings who were born after her to Allethea Murray Smith and Wilburn Edgar Smith. Rosalynn’s childhood was spent in a little town where she cared for her family, her community, and her church. Her father lost his life to leukaemia when she was only 13 years old. She said that her childhood ended when her father died. Smith had no girls of her age on her street, so she spent her early childhood playing with the boys.

Dating Jimmy Carter:

Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter started dating in 1945 when he was a student at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. She liked him when she saw a photo of him wearing his Annapolis outfit. The two went on their first date in 1945. Jimmy came back home for the summer from the U.S. naval academy where he was studying in his last year of college. He had a girlfriend who he wanted to marry, but they broke up and then he asked Rosalynn, who was 17, to go out with him.
Jimmy kissed her on their first date when he was 20 and said to his mom that he loved her and wanted to marry her. But Rosalynn said no when he asked her to marry him; she had made a promise to her father that she would finish college first. Jimmy did not give up on her, and they got married in July of 1946 after Rosalynn got her degree from Georgia Southwestern College.

Rosalynn carter’s legacy:

Mental health campaign:

Carter had her first interview as First Lady in March 1977. She talked about her goals for mental health: “I want everyone who needs mental health care to get it near their home, and I want people to stop judging mental health care so people can feel comfortable to talk about it and ask for help. It’s been a shame for too long to say you had a mental health problem. Rosalynn Carter was a busy honorary leader of the President’s Commission on Mental Health. She worked for the Mental Health System Bill that became a law in 1980.

Rosalynn carter institute of caregiving:

The RCI (Rosalynn carter institute of caregiving) is an institute that started in 1987 to help with caregiving problems in America and around the world. The institute works for both family and professional caregivers who take care of people with long-term sickness and disabilities, aging challenges, and other health issues that people face in their life.

Carter centre:

Carter centre was started by Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter in 1982. Centre’s work to stop the negative attitudes towards mental illness. The centre tries to make U.S. public policies better so they can help avoid mental illnesses and make mental health care faire.

Equal Rights Amendment:

Rosalynn carter was a supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA would have given women and men equal legal right.