Rosalyn Carter

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

1. Where was she born? Plains, Georgia

2. Did she have any formal education? Where? Local high school, Southwestern College of Georgia

3. Did she have any hobbies? golfing, and spending time with her children.

4. When was her husband president? 1977-1981

5. Name a few things she did as first lady. She took on the Carter family peanut business after Mr. Carter’s father died. She also worked to make life easer for many people such as the elderly, emotional, and those with mental disabilities.

6. Did she write any books? If so, what are they named? She co-wrote a few books with her husband, President Carter, such as Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation. She also wrote Baby Love, an autobiography of herself during her pregnancy.

7. Was she involved in any charity? No, although she helped the mentally disabled and her and Mr. Carter built many affordable homes for the poor families of America.

8. What is something unique about her life? Not really, besides the fact that she was a first lady, and had the ability to help many people.

10. What is the name of a book written about her? Include all the

proper bibliography information. First Ladies from Plains ,Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984

SOURCES

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170004460701&category=378

White House Archives

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/index.html

National First Ladies Library

http://www.firstladies.org/index.htm

American Memory Collection

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/odmdhtml/preshome.html

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