Lillian Carter, Rosalynn Carter, and caregiving.

O n March 10, 2011, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter was the guest speaker for the 20th induction ceremony of the Georgia Women of Achievement at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. No one was more appropriate for this role, as one of the three women inducted that day was her own mother-in-law, Lillian Gordy Carter, who passed away in 1983 at the age of 85. Both of my parents were born and raised in Georgia, and my roots there go far back. My affi nity for this southern state and its history and people is strong and deep, and it’s what initially drew my attention to these two admirable Carter women. I recently enjoyed reading the memoir former President Jimmy Carter wrote about Lillian titled A Remarkable Mother. I’ve long admired Rosalynn Carter for her tireless work over many years to improve the quality of life for people around the world. She is a strong advocate for mental health (Figure 1), caregiving, early childhood immunization, human rights, and confl ict resolution through her work at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She also serves as president of the board of directors for the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) (see http://www.rosalynncarter.org), and her interest in caregiving goes back to her childhood. She commented: