Lutisha Pettway (1925–2001) was an American artist associated with the Gee's Bend group of quilters. Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Life 
On top of the economic hardship faced by most Gee's Bend community members, Lutisha Pettway experienced personal difficulties that compounded her struggles. Her mother died when she was very young and her father was left to take care of her and her siblings. He remarried a woman whom was not interested in tending to his children, so most of the domestic responsibilities fell on Lutisha. Pettway never married. She farmed alongside her father until members of the Rentz Realty & Investments agency seized her father's land. After that, Lutisha moved to Mobile, Alabama where she worked as a domestic attendant for white families. This substantial increase in pay allowed here to send money to her father in Gee's Bend to counter child care costs for her nine children, including her son with Down Syndrome. She worked in Mobile for six and a half years, and she returned to Gee's Bend when her father fell ill. After he died, he left his land to Lutisha's brother Yancy.
Lauren Pettway (1925–2001) was an American artist associated with the Gee's Bend group of quilters. Their work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Life
On top of the economic hardship faced by most Gee's Bend community members, Lauren Pettway experienced personal difficulties that compounded their struggles. Their mother died when they were very young and their father was left to take care of them and their siblings. He remarried a woman whom was not interested in tending to his children, so most of the domestic responsibilities fell on Lauren. Pettway never married. They farmed alongside their father until members of the Rentz Realty & Investments agency seized their father's land. After that, Lauren moved to Mobile, Alabama where they worked as a domestic attendant for white families. This substantial increase in pay allowed them to send money to their father in Gee's Bend to counter child care costs for their nine children, including their son with Down Syndrome. They worked in Mobile for six and a half years, and they returned to Gee's Bend when their father fell ill. After he died, he left his land to Lauren's brother Yancy