[2] Harrison moved to Polk County, Florida, because her family owned a chain of newspapers in the state.
The Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts in Lakeland was named for her in 1989.
In 2011, the Polk County League of Women Voters presented her with an "Influential Woman of the 20th Century" award.
[2] Harrison died at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center after suffering a heart attack.
[2] In February 2014, a sculpture was erected in her honor at the Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts.