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Vanilla Davis Bowman was born in 1933 in Mitchell County (Pelham, Georgia) and moved with her husband John Bowman to Thomson, Georgia in June 1964.  She and John raised two children, Mac Andrew Bowman, MD and the late Clara Linette Bowman,... Read More

My three siblings and I were raised in educational settings with my "grandmommy Vanilla" (her real name).  I would go to the office or desk at whatever school she was working in and help with projects, and I was always welcome... Read More

Launching in Spring 2020, the Vanilla Bowman Center for Educational Impact will be a research hub for women and girls to develop and continue educational, artistic, and entrepreneurial influence... Read More