What is Lillian Gordy Carter?
[[File:Lillian Carter.gif|right|200px]] '''Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter''' (August 15, 1898&nbsp;&ndash; 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]]. She was also known for her works to [[nursing]] in her home state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and as a [[Peace Corps]] [[Volunteering|volunteer]] in [[India]] as well as writing two books during the Carter presidency.<ref>[http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.former.staycon.lilliancarter peacecorps.gov] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810222759/http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.former.staycon.lilliancarter |date=2007-08-10 }}</ref> Carter died in [[Americus, Georgia]] on October 30, 1983 from [[bone cancer|bone]], [[pancreatic cancer|pancreatic]] and [[breast cancer]] at the age of 85.<ref>{{Cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/31/obituaries/lillian-carter-is-deat-at-85-mother-of-the-39th-president.html|title= Lillian Carter is Dead at 85; Mother of 39th President|author= Charlotte Evans|publisher= [[The New York Times]] |date = October 31, 1983}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Lillian Gordy}} [[Category:1898 births]] [[Category:1983 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer]] [[Category:Deaths from bone cancer]] [[Category:Deaths from breast cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:American political activists]] [[Category:American political writers]] [[Category:Humanitarians]] [[Category:People from Plains, Georgia]] [[Category:Writers from Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Democrats (United States)]] {{US-bio-stub}}