Editing Ruth Carter Stapleton (section)

{{short description|Sister of Jimmy Carter}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Ruth Carter Stapleton
| image              = Ruth Carter Stapleton, press conference, N.Y.jpg
| caption            = Carter in 1978
| birth_name         = Ruth Carter
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1929|8|7}}
| birth_place        = [[Plains, Georgia]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1983|9|26|1929|8|7}}
| death_place        = [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]], U.S.
| known_for          = [[Evangelism]]
| education          = [[Georgia College & State University|Georgia State College for Women]]<br>[[Methodist University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
| spouse             = {{marriage|Robert Stapleton|1948}}
| children           = 4
| father             = [[James Earl Carter Sr.]]
| mother             = [[Lillian Gordy Carter|Bessie Gordy]]
| relatives           = [[Jimmy Carter]] (brother)<br>[[Gloria Carter Spann]] (sister)<br>[[Billy Carter]] (brother)<br>[[Jack Carter (politician)|Jack Carter]] (nephew)<br>Chip Carter (nephew)<br>Donnel Carter (nephew)<br>[[Amy Carter]] (niece)
}}
'''Ruth Carter Stapleton''' (''[[née]]'' '''Carter'''; August 7, 1929 – September 26, 1983) was an American Christian [[Evangelism|evangelist]]. She was the younger sister of United States President [[Jimmy Carter]] and [[Rosalynn Carter]]’s best friend.