Short, Bob, 1932-United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Schaefer, Nancy Isabelle Smith, 1936-2010Short, Bob, 19322008-04-09Schaefer discusses her early years in Clayton, Georgia, and her service as a state senator representing parts of northeast Georgia. She focuses on her efforts to reform Child Protective Services and her work representing the organizations Family Concerns and the Southern Baptist Convention to the United Nations. She also addresses her run for mayor of Atlanta, her campaigns for lieutenant governor, and her run for Congress. Other topics include the rise of the Republican party in Georgia and social issues.Finding aid available in repository.Nancy Schaefer was born in Clayton, Georgia, on June 28, 1936. She studied art at Toccoa Falls College. Schaefer became a Republican state senator for the 50th district in 2004. She has made her name by representing conservative social values, and is president and founder of Family Concerns, Inc., a conservative religious group. She ran for lieutenant governor in 1994 and governor in 1998, but was unsuccessful both times. She was long-time representative of the Trustee of the National Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. She represented both Family Concerns and the Southern Baptist Convention at the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women, Human Settlements, and Food. She was the former vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention, and a frequent speaker for churches, radio talk shows, and political organizations. As a Georgia senator, Schaefer focused on campaigning against Child Protective Services and served on a variety of committees. Nancy Schaefer died in 2010.Interviewed by Bob Short.video/mp4enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collectionhttp://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xmlGeorgia--General Assembly--SenateRepublican Party (Ga.)Southern Baptist ConventionFamily Concerns (Firm)United NationsPolitical campaigns--GeorgiaPolitical campaigns--Georgia--AtlantaLegislators--Georgia--InterviewsChild welfare--GeorgiaChild welfareLegislatorsPolitical campaignsClayton (Ga.)GeorgiaGeorgia--AtlantaGeorgia--ClaytonNancy Schaefer, 09 April 2008.MovingImage