death_date death_place children birth_place name birth_date spouse article_title birth_name occupation
20 march 2010 austin , travis county , texas christy carpenter salado , bell county , texas liz carpenter 01 september 1920 les death -rrb- carpenter -lrb- m. 1944 -- 1974 ; his liz carpenter
 mary elizabeth sutherland author , presidential advisor
liz carpenter

mary elizabeth `` liz '' sutherland carpenter -lrb- september 1 , 1920 -- march 20 , 2010 -rrb- was a writer , feminist , former reporter , media advisor , speechwriter , political humorist , and public relations expert .
carpenter was born in historic salado in southern bell county , texas .
in 1936 , her 24-room residence there was declared a state historic monument .
in 1967 , a plaque was unveiled to indicate that carpenter had once lived there .
at the age of seven , she moved with her family to austin .
carpenter stood in the forefront of the women 's movement when it began and never wavered from her platform .
her projects and causes ranged from supporting high tech to fighting cancer .
often called the `` funniest woman in politics '' , she was in demand as a public speaker until her death .
