Nancy Reagan by Marielos Sanchez

Nancy Reagan July 6, 1921 (1921-07-06) (age 87)Born in New Yorkshe pursued a career as a professional actress. She first gained a part in Pitts' 1945 road tour of Ramshackle Inn, then settled in New york city. She landed the role of Si-Tchun, lady-in-waiting , in the 1946 Broadway musical about the Orient, Lute Song starring Mary Martin and Yul Brynner, after the show's producer told her, "You look like you could be Chinese."Davis appeared in 11 feature films. Reagan was First Lady of California during her husband's two terms as governor.Nancy Reagan launched the "Just Say No" drug awareness campaign in 1982, which was her primary project and major initiative as First Lady In 1982, Nancy Reagan was asked by a schoolgirl what to do when offered drugs; Nancy responded "Just say no." In 1985, Nancy expanded the campaign to an international level by inviting the First Ladies of various nations to the White House for a conference on drug abuse.In October 1987, a mammogram detected a lesion in Nancy Reagan's left breast and she was subsequently diagnosed with breast cancerThe Reagans retired to their home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California in 1989. Nancy devoted most of her time to caring for her ailing husband, diagnosed in 1994 with Alzheimer's disease, until his death in 2004.. Just say no! Finally I know who this phrase derived from! I know everyone and there mamas have ever heard it before well now you know that it all started with Nancy reagan. I think that the substance abuse canpain that she has been doing for such a long time is truly great! She seems like someone I would be honored to meet. And since her husband died of Alzheimer's disease I think its great that now she is still active in helping stem cell research.  Important works In late 1989, the former First Lady established the Nancy Reagan Foundation, which aimed to continue to educate people about the dangers of substance abuse.[120] The Foundation teamed with the BEST Foundation For A Drug-Free Tomorrow in 1994, and developed the Nancy Reagan Afterschool Program. She continued to travel around the nation, speaking out against drug and alcohol abuse. After President Reagan revealed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1994, she made herself his primary caregiver and became actively involved with the National Alzheimer's Association and its affiliate, the Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute in Chicago, Illinois