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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has died at the age of 96 (Picture: AP)

Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter, wife of former president Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96.

The devoted mental health campaigner and human rights advocate died after a long battle with dementia and a recent decline in health, only days after entering hospice care alongside her husband.

They had been married for 77 years.

Mrs Carter worked on programs for mental health, human rights, social justice and more.

Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter answer questions during a news conference at a Habitat for Humanity project Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Jimmy Carter fell at home on Sunday, requiring over a dozen stitches, but he did not let his injuries keep him from participating in his 36th building project with the nonprofit Christian housing organization. He turned 95 last Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. president to reach that milestone. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

She had just entered hospice care alongside her husband, Jimmy (Picture: AP)

FILE - Former first lady Rosalynn Carter speaks during a news conference at The Carter Center, Nov. 5, 2019, in Atlanta. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center said she died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, after living with dementia and suffering many months of declining health. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, File)

Her health had been declining and she had been living with dementia (Picture: AP)

In 2003, she said at a mental health symposium: ‘Twenty-five years ago, we did not dream that people might someday be able actually to recover from mental illnesses.

‘For one who has worked on mental health issues as long as I have, this is a miraculous development and an answer to my prayers.’

Carter married her husband Jimmy in 1946, and the pair shared four children: Amy, James, Donnel, and Jack.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter dance at a White House Congressional Ball in Washington, December 13, 1978. Library of Congress/Marion S. Trikosko/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

She and Jimmy were married for 77 years (Picture: Library of Congress)

FILE - This photo provided by the White House is the official portrait of first lady Rosalynn Carter in the Vermeil Room of the White House, Feb. 18, 1977. Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. She was 96. (The White House via AP, File)

The former first lady was referred to as the ‘Steel Magnolia’ (Picture: AP)

FILE - NOVEMBER 19, 2023: It was reported that former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter and an advocate for mental health, died at her home at age 96 on November 19, 2023. BOSTON, MA - JULY 26: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn wave to the audience during the Democratic National Convention at the FleetCenter July 26, 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts. Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) is expected to accept his party's nomination later in the week. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The pair were a force to be reckoned with in politics for decades (Picture: Getty)

Her iron will, contrasted with her outwardly shy demeanor and a soft Southern accent, inspired Washington reporters to call her ‘the Steel Magnolia.’

The statement announcing her death said she ‘died peacefully, with family by her side’ at 2.10pm at her home in the rural south Georgia community of Plains.

Jimmy said of his wife: ‘Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished. She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it.

‘As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me.’

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