Gloria Carter Spann

Gloria Carter Spann
Gloria Carter Spann
	Spann in the late 1950s
Born	Gloria Carter; October 22, 1926; Plains, Georgia, U.S.
Died	March 5, 1990 (aged 63); Americus, Georgia, U.S.
Resting place	Lebanon Church Cemetery, Plains, Georgia
Alma mater	Georgia Southwestern State University
Known for	Sister of Jimmy Carter
Spouses	William Everett Hardy (m. 1945; ann. 1949); Walter Spann (m. 1950);
Children	1
Parents	James Earl Carter Sr. (father); Bessie Gordy (mother);

Gloria Carter Spann (née Carter; October 22, 1926 – March 5, 1990) was a motorcyclist and activist. Spann was a sister of the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter. She was noted as one of the first women inducted into Harley-Davidson’s 100,000 Mile Club, was named Most Outstanding Female Motorcyclist in 1978 and worked as an activist for motorcycle rights.

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