Caroline Lawson Ivey

Lifelong Lee County resident Caroline Lawson Ivey (1912-1972) authored the novel The Family, a tale of a southern aristocratic family reacting to societal changes. Ivey was educated at Alabama Polytechnic Institute (present-day Auburn University) and taught in Lee County and Auburn city schools.

Portrait of Alabama artist Caroline Lawson Ivey
Courtesy of the Caroline Lawson Ivey Memorial Foundation
Portrait of Alabama artist Caroline Lawson Ivey