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020 $a9781626746046 (ebook)
020 $z9781628462197 (cloth : alkaline paper)
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100 1 $aWinter, Elise.
245 10 $aOnce in a lifetime :$breflections of a Mississippi first lady : from journals recorded during the governorship of William F. Winter, 1980-1984 /$cElise Varner Winter ; edited by JoAnne Prichard Morris.
246 30 $aReflections of a Mississippi first lady
263 $a1505
264 1 $aJackson :$bUniversity Press of Mississippi,$c[2015]
300 $a1 online resource.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $acomputer$2rdamedia
338 $aonline resource$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Once in a Lifetime reveals the broad range of Elise Varner Winter's activities as first lady of Mississippi during the term of her husband, Governor William F. Winter. Drawn from her personal journal, which she kept daily, this account includes the frustrating moments as well as the exhilarating ones, from keeping house to visiting the White House. This book reveals Elise Winter's traditional roles--planner of elegant dinners, sophisticated hostess, hands-on gardener, and steward of the Governor's Mansion and its historic collection of antique furniture and decorative arts. But she emerged as a modern first lady, intensely interested in public education and in the state penitentiary, for which she developed several important initiatives. She recounts events from Governor Winter's administration, its tensions and its accomplishments, such as passage of the Education Reform Act, a success in which Elise Winter played an indispensable role. Many of the issues of thirty years ago remain critical today--insufficient funding for education, budget deficits, prison overcrowding, and the need for prison reform. Elise Winter observes everyone and everything with a fresh eye for detail and describes them all with honesty, clarity, and simplicity. Her observations reflect her intellect and insight, as well as her sense of humor. This is a woman's story, a human story, about hopes and doubts, about setting high standards and sometimes feeling inadequate, and about the imperative of continual efforts to make her state a better place for all who live there"--Provided by publisher.
505 0 $aForeword : no ordinary first lady / JoAnne Prichard Morris -- Introduction : an unexpected life / Elise Varner Winter -- Editor's note -- PART I. AT HOME IN THE MANSION -- A precarious beginning -- Life in the governor's mansion -- Keeping house in a museum -- Special occasions, special guests -- PART II. PASSAGES : PERSONAL AND POLITICAL -- Traveling my state -- Four generations -- The governor's wife -- PART III. FOR A BETTER MISSISSIPPI -- Parchman : answering the call -- Education, above all -- A very special session -- PART IV. NOTES FROM THE FINAL YEAR -- A search for understanding -- Politics and possibilities -- Parting, in gratitude and faith -- Afterword.
588 $aDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
600 10 $aWinter, Elise.
650 0 $aGovernors' spouses$zMississippi$vBiography.
600 10 $aWinter, William F.
700 1 $aMorris, JoAnne Prichard.
776 08 $iPrint version:$aWinter, Elise.$tOnce in a lifetime$dJackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2015]$z9781628462197$w(DLC) 2014037704