1 Year Later: How Rosalynn Carter’s Work on Mental Health Is Cementing Her Legacy

Rosalynn Carter was the nation’s leading mental health advocate for more than half a century — first in the Georgia governor’s mansion, then in the White House and later at the Carter Center. In her final months, she was diagnosed with dementia and died Nov. 19, 2023.

Her pioneering work was admired by many people around the world, and her music-filled sendoff at Emory University’s Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church in Atlanta last November was attended by her then-99-year-old husband, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, their four children, all five living U.S. first ladies — Dr. Jill Biden, Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — plus Vice President Kamala Harris, Georgia’s U.S. senators, Gov. Brian Kemp and others.