Lillian Carter Autographs
Bessie Lillian Carter (née Gordy; August 15, 1898 – October 30, 1983) was an American nurse. Carter's son, Jimmy Carter, served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. She was also known for her contributions as a Peace Corps volunteer in India and for writing two books during her son’s presidency.
Carter was born Bessie Lillian Gordy on August 15, 1898, in Richland, Georgia, to James Jackson Gordy and Mary Ida Nicholson Gordy. Her father's paternal half-brother Berry Gordy I was the grandfather of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy. She volunteered to serve as a nurse with the U.S. Army in 1917 but the program was canceled. Instead, she worked for the US Post Office at Richland before moving to Plains, Georgia in 1920 where she was accepted as a trainee at the Wise Sanitarium before completing her nursing degree at the Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Atlanta, Georgia in 1923. Lillian's family initially disapproved of her choice of a career in nursing, but she continued her training and became very successful, earning the respect of both the black and white communities. "Miss Lillian", as she was often known, allowed black people to enter her home through the front door, rather than through the back door as was the social norm, and would often have them in her living room for casual conversation just as she would a white neighbor. These conversations would even continue after her husband Earl was to arrive home expecting the guests to depart.
Lillian Carter said that the strongest influence on her liberal views was her father, James Jackson Gordy, who operated a Post Office in Lillian's hometown of Richland and was always cordial and often dined with the black workers. It was very unusual in the early 20th century, but Lillian decided that she would follow her father's example.
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Current items with a signature of Lillian Carter
These are the most current items with a signature of Lillian Carter that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Lillian Carter Signed with President Jimmy Carter 10x8 Photo Black White No COA | $39.99 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Lillian Carter
The most expensive item with a signature of Lillian Carter (Lillian Carter Signed 2 Page Letter To Tom Lasorda Hologram) was sold in October 2012 for $375.00 while the cheapest item (Lillian Carter Signed Books - 'Away From Home' & 'Plains Pot Pourri' Cookbook) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2014. The month with the most items sold (4) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $48.97 for an autographed item of Lillian Carter. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2012 with $375.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was September 2014. In average, an autographed item from Lillian Carter is worth $21.87.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Lillian Carter were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1976 Carter & Mondale Presidential Campaign Brochure Signed By Lillian Carter | $10.29 |  |
| First Mother Lillian Carter Signed newspaper Photo 3 x 5 with COA | $29.99 | |
| Lillian Carter Hand signed Handwritten Letter President Carter's Mother 1978 | $44.95 | |
| Lillian Carter Hand Signed Presidential Election Pamphlet 1976 plus Postcard | $39.00 | |
| Lillian Carter Mother Of President Jimmy Signed Twice Autograph $2 Bill | $69.99 | |
| Lillian Carter signed Archer Commodities card Chicago/President Jimmy Carter mom | $71.99 | |
| Lillian Carter Signed Autographed First Day Cover JSA Cert Jimmy Mother | $79.95 | |
| Lillian Carter Signed Letter Mother of President Jimmy Carter No COA | $24.99 | |
| Lillian Carter Signed Response Letter Mother of President Jimmy Carter No COA | $24.99 | |
| Lillian Carter Signed with President Jimmy Carter 10x8 Photo Black White No COA | $42.99 | |
| Lillian Carter Signed with President Jimmy Carter 10x8 Photo Black White No COA | $44.99 | |
| Lillian Carter Signed with President Jimmy Carter 10x8 Photo Black White No COA | $47.99 | |
| Lillian Carter Signed with President Jimmy Carter 10x8 Photo Black White No COA | $49.99 | |
| Lillian Carter Signed with President Jimmy Carter 10x8 Photo Black White No COA | $52.99 | |
 | President Jimmy Carter ,Signed By Lillian carter, Original Drawing By C.plant, | $35.00 | |
