27/04/2026
Norwich, GB 6 C
Researching and reporting on the lives of some really interesting people (RIP)

VANILLA BEANE, aged 103

A self-taught seamstress and milliner, she worked past 100, making hats for all occasions. Her work is recognised in both museums and on a US postal stamp.

ESTHER COOPER JACKSON, aged 105

A Civil Rights campaigner, she was active in many areas, including defending those wrongly accused of crimes. She gave a voice to the oppressed in her magazine.