Georgia Women of Achievement 2011 Inductees
January 10, 2011
May duBignon Stiles Howard (5-2-1894 to 12-24-1983) was a mover and a shaker in the early 20th century . She was dedicated to improving the lives of Georgians through education, public health and participation in government. As a leader in the local and state PTA and the Georgia Medical Society’s Women’s Auxiliary, she demonstrated the potential of women to be a force for change.
The mother of a president and a formidable leader in her own right, Lillian Gordy Carter (8-15-1898 to 10-30-1983) set an example for all women with her determination to make the world a better place. Whether it was by serving as a nurse in the Peace Corps in India, or bridging cultural gaps in rural Georgia , her nursing skills and her compassion endeared her to many.
Mary Francis Hill Coley (8-15-1900 to 3-8-1966) was born in a Georgia where women were often treated as less than equal citizens, and where,  for poor and black women,  the struggle was compounded. With little, if any, formal schooling, she became an accomplished and recognized midwife, an advocate for health care who saw no racial barriers,  as documented in the award winning film, All My Babies, in 1952.
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