Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept/Oct 2020

www.CharlestonBrides.com | www.ChsWomenInBusiness.com | www.ReadCWomen.com she testified before the Senate about the need to fund research and services for patients and their families. Woods- Flowers makes time for other community affairs as well. She currently serves on the Charleston County Disabilities Board and has served as chair of the Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission, as well as on the Board of Directors for the Trident Boys and Girls Clubs. Woods-Flowers has been involved with the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, East Cooper Community Outreach, East Cooper Meals on Wheels and East Cooper Kiwanis Club. The Lowcountry Girl Scouts named her a Woman of Distinction, and the state awarded her the Order of the Palmetto, the highest honor presented to a citizen of South Carolina. Woods-Flowers had known Sullivan’s Island’s first woman mayor, Kathleen Cantwell, ever since childhood. “My grandparents lived on the island, and I spent a lot of time there growing up. All the Catholic families knew each other,” she explained. Woods-Flowers remembered Cantwell as a woman whose petite stature didn’t deter her from tackling big issues. “She didn’t lack for gumption! Mrs. Cantwell loved the island and wanted what was best for its residents. And the residents loved her because she endeared herself to them,” Woods-Flowers recalled. Former Charleston Mayor Joe Riley reminisced how when Cantwell returned home from cancer treatment in Michigan, residents adorned the trees on the island with yellow ribbons to welcome her back. Cantwell also ran successfully for City Council and became its first female Council member. She died in 1999 and is missed by many. During the years the three women were in the public sphere, they met once a month to discuss similar issues within their communities. After all, Woods- Flowers explained, only a bridge separated their municipalities. In fact, when Marshall Stith replaced Cantwell as mayor of Sullivan’s Island, he asked Bunch and Woods-Flowers how he could fit into their exclusive group. We’ve recently celebrated a century since women were finally victorious in their long struggle to win the right to vote. Seven decades later, Mayors Bunch, Woods-Flowers and Cantwell took the victory to a whole different level. feature Our thorough, caring specialists focus on precise adjustments that are gentle and very effective. Specializing in Blair Upper Cervical, pediatrics and prenatal care, we can assist ALL ages in all stages of life. We offer free consultations and would love to sit down with you and help get to the root cause of your problem. www.stonechiropractic.net 843-972-8667 We love helping our patients! Dr. Carrie Stone IS honored to be voted Best Chiropractor! Carrie Stone, DC Alexia McClure, DC ® CharlestonWOMEN is a lifestyle magazine that focuses on the needs and desires of women who are business leaders, daughters, mothers, grandmothers, neighbors, wives, sisters andmuchmore. REACH AREA WOMEN ADVERTISE WITH US! For Distribution and Marketing Information Call 843.345.7012 or Info@CharlestonWomenMagazine.com Mayor Kathleen Cantwell of Sullivan’s Island, 1991-1992.