Righting the greatest wrong

Shortly after leaving the White House in 1980, Jimmy and Rosalynn established the Carter Center. It is from there that their efforts at “waging peace, fighting disease and building hope” – the center’s mission - have been launched. Carter’s post-presidency has been declared by many historians as one of the most successful of any U.S. president. He’s helped advance democracies around the world, built homes with Habitat for Humanity, authored 28 books, and received the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. And now, at 91 Carter said he is dedicating the remainder of his life to promoting equality for women and girls. His recent book, A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power, is a manifesto detailing the discrimination that women and girls face worldwide.

Photo credit: Deborah Hakes/The Carter Center