Norma Jeanne Taylor Cahill, civic activist and businesswoman, was born in Alma (Ware County), Georgia in 1932. She graduated from Bacon County (GA) High School (1949), attended Berry College (Rome, GA, 1949-1951), Jacksonville Junior and Massey Business Colleges in Jacksonville, Florida (graduated 1953), and studied business law and elementary psychology at the University of Georgia, Waycross Center (1957-1958). Cahill married Al (William Alpheus) Cahill in 1959, worked as Industrial News editor with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 1962-1965, and worked with various family businesses before, in 1972, becoming president of Cahill Properties, Inc., a company specializing in land development and real estate. Appointed in 1972 to the Georgia Commission on the Status of Women, she became Chair in 1973, and in 1974 she became the Commission's first and only paid Executive Director. The position was funded for one year only. She was also appointed to the White House Conference on Families in 1979, was a participant on the Georgia Coordinating Committee for the Observance of International Women's Year and involved in many civic organizations including the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs, the Cobb County (GA) Symphony, N.W. Georgia Girl Scout Council and Leadership Atlanta. Cahill was also a member of the board of directors of ERA Georgia, Inc., a statewide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization run by volunteers and financed by member contributions. Active in Democratic politics, Cahill supported Jimmy Carter in the gubernatorial and presidential races and served as a delegate to the 1974 and 1978 Democratic National Conventions. In 1975-1976, she campaigned for a seat in the state House of Representatives, but was unsuccessful in her bid against incumbent Ken Nix. Founder and CEO of Advanced Fitness Systems, 1981-1994, Cahill was also president of the Buckhead Business Association, 1994, vice president of the Epilepsy Foundation of America, 1982-1994, and in 1995 was vice president of the Georgia Student Finance Commission.
From the description of Jeanne Taylor Cahill papers, 1953 ; 1965-1993 (bulk 1970-1993). (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 62112433
