Lillian Gordy Carter former president was diagnosed with cancer in 2015, at the age of 90. In 2010, he had a severe stomach ache which was mistaken as that disease. He has been a fund-raiser and booster for research into a cure for the disease. In 2001, a major nursing center was dedicated in her honor in Plains by Jimmy Carter in recognition of her first years of service to the community as a nurse. In 2011 she was inducted into the Georgia Women of Achievement. Lillian Gordy Carter Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter (August 15, 1898 – October 30, 1983) was the mother
Lillian Faderman of forty years (as of 2012), Phyllis Irwin. She has one son, Avrom, who earned a PhD from Stanford University. Lillian Faderman Lillian Faderman (born July 18, 1940) is an American historian whose books on lesbian history and LGBT history have earned critical praise and awards. "The New York Times" named three of her books on its "Notable Books of the Year" list. In addition, "The Guardian" named her book, "Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers," one of the Top 10 Books of Radical History. Faderman was raised by her mother, Mary, and her aunt, Rae. In 1914, her mother emigrated