EXECUTIVE ORDER

BY THE GOVERNOR:

WHEREAS:

WHEREAS:

WHEREAS:

ORDERED:

ORDERED:

The State of Georgia is rightfully very proud of the significant
contributions made by women throughout the state’s history; and

Mary Musgrove, Queen of the Creeks; Juliette Gordon Low, founder
of the Girl Scouts of the USA; Flannery O’Connor and Margaret
Mitchell, award—winning authors; and Coretta Scott-King, civil
rights heroine, are just a few of the remarkable women who called
Georgia home; and

It is fitting and proper to honor the lives and talents of the women
who are giants of Georgia history.

Now, THEREFORE, BY VIRTUE OF THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, IT IS HEREBY

That there is created the Georgia Women’s Garden to be located on
the upper terrace of Plaza Park on Capitol Hill in Atlanta.

IT IS FURTHER

That the Georgia Women’s Garden Commission be composed of
five (5) members. Of the five (5) members, three (3) shall be
appointed by the Governor of Georgia, one (1) shall be appointed by
the Lieutenant Governor and one (1) shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives.

This I142 day of April, 2013.

Y\0~H~i-\ ‘E>e,y.

GOVERNOR