LADY BIRD JOHNSON

EARLY LIFE

• On December 22, 1912, Thomas Jefferson Taylor and Minnie Patillo Taylor gave birth to a beautiful girl named Claudia Alta Taylor.
• Claudia was born in Karnack, Texas.

EDUCATION

• Claudia went to school at St. Mary's Episcopal School for Girls.
• Claudia went to college at the University of Texas in Austin.

IMPORTANT EVENTS

• 1982- Claudia started the Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center.
• November 17, 1934-married to Lyndon Baines Johnson.

PROBLEMS

• Her husband had a few heart attacks, so she had to spend her time taking care of him. That took away the time that she could be working on her project: making urban and highway environments more beautiful.

"Ugliness is so grim. A little beauty can help create harmony which will lessen tensions."

- Claudia Alta Taylor

CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEXAS

• She has founded the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
• She made Texas a beautiful state.

INTERESTING FACTS

• The original name of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center was the National Wildflower Research Center.
• They renamed it in 1998 in honor of her hard work.
• Claudia earned the nickname Lady Bird because of her beauty and love for nature.

SOURCES

• Lady Bird Johnson. Lewis, Jone Johnson. womenshistory.about.com 30, April 2015.
• Great Texan Women. Kingsolving Hall, UT at Austin-Institute of Texan Cultures. 30, April 2015.

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