Rosalynn Carter: Advocate for Jimmy Carter and many others, always leveraging her love of politics | Bill Barrow
PLAINS, Ga.—The Washington chattering class, often unsure what to make of outsiders, dubbed Rosalynn Carter the “Steel Magnolia” when she arrived as first lady. A devout Baptist and mother of four, she was diminutive and outwardly shy, with a soft smile and softer Southern accent. That was the “magnolia.” She…