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Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter (August 15, 1898 – October 30, 1983) was an American nurse, political activist and humanitarian. She was born in Richland, Georgia . Carter was the mother of former President of the United States , Jimmy Carter .
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. Her character drove many of the values behind her son Jimmy Carter's political campaigns and policies.
31 oct. 1983 · Lillian Carter, the plainspoken mother of former President Jimmy Carter, a nurse who joined the Peace Corps in her 60s, died in 1983. She was born Aug. 15, 1898, the fourth of nine children of ...
1 déc. 2023 · Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter was the mother of former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter. She is also known for contribution to nursing in her home state of Georgia and as a Peace Corps volunteer in India as well as writing two books during the Carter presidency.
27 avr. 2008 · Now, Jimmy Carter presents an affectionate, funny and moving portrait of Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter in "A Remarkable Mother." An excerpt. April 27, 2008, 3:32 PM UTC / Source : TODAY
30 oct. 1983 · Bessie was born in 1898. She was the daughter of James Gordy and Mary Nicholson. She passed away in 1983 BESSIE LILLIAN GORDY: Bessie "Miss Lillian" was a nurse who was able to do nursing missionary work after she became a widow. In 1966, at the age of 68, Lillian Carter went to India as a Peace Corps volunteer.
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,...
