Lillian Gordy Carter Nursing in honor of the work she did in India. The Atlanta Regional Office of the Peace Corps has named an award in her honor for volunteers over 50 who make the biggest contribution. When Jimmy Carter decided to run for president, his mother was one of the first people he told. He was initially regarded as a dark horse candidate for the Democratic Party nomination. Lillian Carter was well known as "Miss Lillian" and she published two books during his Presidency, "Miss Lillian and Friends" and "Away from Home: Letters to my Family", both published in 1977. The latter
Lillian Burkhart Goldsmith growing city, and funded the building of clubhouses for several of philanthropic organizations. She established the first Girl Scout Council in Los Angeles, and was its first commissioner. She began and funded the Lillian Burkhart Fund, which supported college scholarships for disadvantaged students. Lillian Burkhart Goldsmith lectured against prohibition. She was monitored and questioned by the U. S. Justice Department during World War I, because her mother was German and because she gave a lecture, "What the World is Thinking and Feeling", which was perceived as possibly influencing clubwomen against the American war effort. Lillian Burkhart was married to a