Bill Text: GA SR246 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Miller, Ms. Caroline; honoring

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)

Status: (Passed) 2011-02-28 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR246 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SR246-Enrolled.html

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11 LC 94 4171

Senate Resolution 246

By: Senators Henson of the 41st, Butler of the 55th, Seay of the 34th, Orrock of the 36th and Jones of the 10th

A RESOLUTION

Honoring the life and work of Ms. Caroline Miller; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Ms. Caroline Miller was widely known for her amazing talent as a writer and her work paved the way for southern writers who came after her; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Miller authored Lamb in His Bosom in 1933, which became Georgia's first Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction in 1934; and

WHEREAS, a literary trailblazer, Ms. Miller's success and acclaim opened doors for other southern writers such as Margaret Mitchell, Marjorie Rawlings, and Flannery O'Connor; and

WHEREAS, in 2007, Ms. Miller was inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame and in 2009, she was honored by Georgia Women of Achievement; and

WHEREAS, Georgia Women of Achievement was established to publicize achievements of Georgia women through an annual induction ceremony, a traveling exhibit, a website, and a teacher resource guide; and

WHEREAS, Georgia Women of Achievement provides information about role models to inspire Georgia youth and advocates the inclusion of women's achievements in educational materials; and

WHEREAS, each year, Georgia Women of Achievement honor three women who lived a life that inspired others to make use of their talents and who made exceptional contributions to society; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the extraordinary accomplishments of this distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body honor the life and work of Ms. Caroline Miller and recognize the tremendous impact she has had upon the literary landscape of this nation.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of Ms. Caroline Miller.