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The Georgia Women of Achievement (GWA) recognizes women natives or residents of the U.S. state of Georgia for their significant achievements or statewide contributions. The concept was first proposed by Rosalynn Carter in 1988.
Laura Pope Forester was born Laura Atkinson on 31 January 1873 in Thomas County, Georgia, the daughter of Hezekiah and Katura Davis Atkinson . [4] As a child, she was taught to sculpt with clay and create dyes from berries and other natural materials. [5]
In 2016, Underwood was inducted into the Georgia Women of Achievement Hall of Fame. [4] In 2006, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources dedicated the new Sapelo Island ferry in her honor. [5] This was the first time that a Department of Natural Resources vessel was named after an island descendant.
Catherine Evans Whitener (August 10, 1880 – June 2, 1964) was a rural artisan credited with reviving and expanding the tufted textile industry in northwest Georgia. In 2001 she was named a Georgia Woman of Achievement .
Former President Jimmy Carter and wife, Rosalynn, at a 2011 luncheon for the Georgia Women of Achievement at Wesleyan College in Macon. Jimmy, of Plains, a Democrat who had served as governor of ...
Georgia Women of Achievement Jane Hurt Yarn (October 15, 1924 – October 18, 1995) was an American conservationist and environmentalist. She became interested in the environment in 1967, and focused on protecting Georgia's coastal islands, barrier islands and marshes.
A Georgia Historical Marker documenting her life was erected in 1988 at her home in Savannah. [6] In 2014 her cottage, formerly located at 1511 Price Street, was relocated into Mother Mathilda Beasley Park as an interpretive center. In 2004, Beasley was inducted into the Georgia Women of Achievement hall of fame. [1]
Georgia Women of Achievement Emily Barnelia Woodward (May 2, 1885 – March 23, 1970) was an American journalist and advocate. She served as the editor for the Vienna News and later became its sole owner.