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Join Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ’s 95th Birthday Celebration

Press Release | Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ’s 95th Birthday Messages Celebrate Her Historic Impact and Advocacy

Join us as we celebrate U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ's special birthday on August 18! We teamed up with the Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Institute for Caregivers to share key milestones and historic achievements of this remarkable woman’s career and life.

momentous work and impact

  • Mental health care access
  • Caregiver advocacy
  • Women’s rights

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Making History

Learn more about Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ’s more than 50 years of mental health work. Check out the , founded in 1987.

View below some of our favorite moments and achievements from Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ's lifetime of service.

  • Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà gives a girl flowers.

    Happy birthday, Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ! Thank you for a lifetime of service that has made a difference in the lives of so many. (Photo: Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ)

  • Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà fiercely supported the Equal Rights Amendment. Seen here with Betty Ford.

    An outspoken advocate for equal rights for women, Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà fiercely supported the Equal Rights Amendment. Here she addresses the National Women’s Conference on November 19, 1977. (Photo: Jimmy Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Library)

  • During more than four decades of public service, Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà has been a driving force for mental health. As active honorary chair of the President's Commission on Mental Health, she presented President Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà with the commission’s recommendations for sweeping reforms to mental health policy and programs on April 27, 1978. The report led to the Mental Health Systems Act of 1980. (Photo: Jimmy Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Library)

  • After the White House, Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà established the Mental Health Program at Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà to fight the stigma against mental illness and improve mental health care. Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà joined Betty Ford to testify in the U.S. Senate and speak at the National Press Club on March 7, 1994, calling for comprehensive mental health and substance use insurance benefits. (Photo: Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ)

  • Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà testifies in front of congress.

    Continuing the fight for mental health care, on July 10, 2007, Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà testified before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee in favor of the Wellstone Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, calling for mental illnesses to be covered by insurance on par with physical illnesses. (Photo: Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ)

  • Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà raised tens of millions of dollars to ease the plight of refugees. Here she holds a child at a Cambodian refugee camp in Thailand on November 9, 1979. (Photo: Jimmy Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Library)

  • Dedicated to issues affecting women and children, Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà co-founded Every Child By Two after leaving the White House and traveled nationwide to see that every child received immunizations by age two. This photo was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1993. (Photo: Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ)

  • Jimmy and Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà prepare for poll closing procedures during elections in Monrovia, Liberia.

    In the last 35 years, Rosalynn and Jimmy Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà have observed dozens of elections, helping to advance democracy worldwide. Here they prepare for poll closing procedures during elections in Monrovia, Liberia, on October 11, 2005. (Photo: Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ)

  • The plight of the unsung heroines and heroes who are family and professional caregivers has been another important cause for Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ. To provide support and resources to caregivers, the Institute for Caregivers at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia, was established. (Photo: Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Institute for Caregivers)

  • In recognition of her tireless fight for mental health and unwavering dedication to improving the lives of others, Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2001, becoming only the third first lady ever inducted, joining Abigail Adams and Eleanor Roosevelt. (Photo: National Women’s Hall of Fame)

Fun Facts

Here are some facts you may not know about Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ:

  • Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà was the first First Lady to in the east wing of the White House and have a projects staff.
  • The press dubbed Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà the "steel magnolia" for her "."
  • As honorary chair of the Last Acts Campaign to improve end-of-life care, Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà was an early advocate for the hospice movement and palliative care.
  • Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà is a seamstress and used to make her daughter Amy's clothes.
  • Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà is an advocate for monarch butterfly conservation and inspired the establishment of the , a network of monarch-friendly public and private gardens across the United States and beyond.
  • Fly fishing in a remote stream anywhere in the world is one of Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ’s favorite things to do.
  • Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà was a key advocate for passage of during the Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà administration requiring vaccinations for school children.
  • Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà was of her Plains High School graduating class.
  • Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà is the sponsor of the last Seawolf submarine, the .
  • Rosalynn Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà learned how in Hawaii during President Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ's time in the U.S. Navy.
  • Mrs. Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà was the lead envoy on a U.S. delegation to seven Latin American and Caribbean countries in 1977.

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