Carolina Isakson Proctor

For other uses, see Proctor (surname).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Isakson and the second or maternal family name is Proctor.
Carolina Isakson Proctor
Isakson in 1987
First Lady of Colombia
In role
August 7, 1986 – August 7, 1990
PresidentVirgilio Barco Vargas
Preceded byRosa Helena Álvarez
Succeeded byAna Milena Muñoz
First Lady of Bogotá
In office
January 1, 1966 – December 31, 1969
GovernorVirgilio Barco Vargas
Preceded byEmma Villegas Puyana
Succeeded byMargarita Vanegas
Personal details
Born
Mary Caroline Isakson

(1930-01-06)January 6, 1930
York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 24, 2012(2012-01-24) (aged 82)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Resting placeCentral Cemetery of Bogotá
CitizenshipColombian
NationalityColombian-American
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
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(m. 1950; died 1997)​
Children
Alma materStanford University (BA, 1949)

Carolina Isakson Proctor (born Mary Caroline Isakson; January 6, 1930 – January 14, 2012) was an American artist and First Lady of Colombia from 1986 to 1990. She married Colombia's future president Virgilio Barco in 1950.[1][2][3]

During her husband's administration, she helped to create, and then directed, a national anti-poverty program, "Bienestar," which was established in February 1987 to provide food and day care for Colombian's poorest children.[4][5]

  1. ^ Ríos Peñaloza, Gilma (1 August 1996). "Primeras Damas del Siglo XX" [First Ladies of the 20th Century]. Credencial Historia (in Spanish) (80). Bogotá: Colombia, Bank of the Republic. ISSN 0121-3296. OCLC 39236834. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Colombian leader vows to end strife." Indiana, Pennsylvania: The Indiana Gazette, August 8, 1986, p. 12 (subscription required).
  3. ^ Oppenheimer, Andres. "Barco takes Colombian presidency; hints at less-active foreign policy." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 8, 1986, p. 3 (subscription required).
  4. ^ Heller, Karen. "For a Latin first lady, it all began in York." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 28, 1988, p. 45 (subscription required).
  5. ^ Geyer, Georgie. "Day-care is changing society." Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: The Gettysburg Times, September 4, 1987, p. 4 (subscription required).