Post by Admin on Nov 22, 2023 0:47:44 GMT
Rosalynn Carter: A Pioneer in Mental Health Advocacy
Carter, who died on Sunday at 96, was a 'pioneer' as equal partner, diplomat, mental health advocate and champion for caregivers.
www.truthdig.com/articles/rosalynn-carter-a-pioneer-in-mental-health-advocacy/
Rosalynn Carter, who historians and political observers have called a “groundbreaking” and “pioneer” of a first lady, died on Sunday at the age of 96, just days after joining her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, in home-based hospice care.
The Carters, who married in 1946, had the longest marriage of any presidential couple in the country’s history — and were known for having one of the most equitable marriages in the history of the White House, where they served from 1977 to 1981.
During her time at the White House and after, Carter played the roles of political adviser to the president, overseas diplomat, champion for caregivers and advocate for mental health care — at a time when treating mental illness with parity to physical disease was a novel idea, not the norm.
Scott Kaufman, a history professor at Francis Marion University who wrote the 2007 book “Rosalynn Carter: Equal Partner in the White House,” told The 19th that Carter was a “real pathmaker” and “groundbreaker” who was “one of the most activist first ladies in American history.”
Carter’s approach to being first lady drew comparisons to Eleanor Roosevelt, who had herself redefined the role more than 25 years before the Carters moved to Washington. Carter’s middle name was actually “Rosalynn” and her first was “Eleanor,” so the comparisons started even before she arrived at the White House, Kaufman said.
Carter, who died on Sunday at 96, was a 'pioneer' as equal partner, diplomat, mental health advocate and champion for caregivers.
www.truthdig.com/articles/rosalynn-carter-a-pioneer-in-mental-health-advocacy/
Rosalynn Carter, who historians and political observers have called a “groundbreaking” and “pioneer” of a first lady, died on Sunday at the age of 96, just days after joining her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, in home-based hospice care.
The Carters, who married in 1946, had the longest marriage of any presidential couple in the country’s history — and were known for having one of the most equitable marriages in the history of the White House, where they served from 1977 to 1981.
During her time at the White House and after, Carter played the roles of political adviser to the president, overseas diplomat, champion for caregivers and advocate for mental health care — at a time when treating mental illness with parity to physical disease was a novel idea, not the norm.
Scott Kaufman, a history professor at Francis Marion University who wrote the 2007 book “Rosalynn Carter: Equal Partner in the White House,” told The 19th that Carter was a “real pathmaker” and “groundbreaker” who was “one of the most activist first ladies in American history.”
Carter’s approach to being first lady drew comparisons to Eleanor Roosevelt, who had herself redefined the role more than 25 years before the Carters moved to Washington. Carter’s middle name was actually “Rosalynn” and her first was “Eleanor,” so the comparisons started even before she arrived at the White House, Kaufman said.