Georgia politics Archives - Appalachian History

“Country Life in Georgia in the Days of My Youth” is mainly a record of Rebecca Latimer Felton’s middle years & her husband’s political world.

The women of this country are going to come and sit here

Rebecca Felton saw right through the political machinations that led to her officially becoming the 1st woman to serve in the US Senate.

Georgia’s Bartow History Museum opens a new exhibition in the permanent gallery on the life and legacy of Honorable Joe Frank Harris.

Ellen Axson Wilson did indeed “come home” in 1914, but not to enjoy parades and illuminated streets. Rather, in a coffin.