CNN reported she joined the suffrage movement when she was 24, speaking about the importance of having a voice in politics and registering women to vote. After the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote, she never missed a chance to cast her ballot — except twice In and in , when she and her husband — who died in — believed Thomas Dewey would easily win.
Sidney Cooper told CNN that his mother cherished her 80s most out of the nearly 12 decades she lived. He said she loved to garden, watch the news on TV and read — despite her declining eyesight. But Besse Cooper still had it going on, even during the last years of her life. Neither she nor her husband voted in They thought Thomas Dewey was a shoo-in. The title was stripped from her for a few months when it was discovered that Brazilian-born Maria Gomes Valentim, a fellow super centenarian, was 48 days older.
Guinness gave the title back to Cooper after Gomes Valentim died in June Besse Cooper is survived by four children, 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Politics Covid U. News World Opinion Business. Share this —. She had to relinquish the title for a few months when it was discovered that Brazilian-born Maria Gomes Valentim was 48 days older. However, when Maria died on June 21, , Besse was reinstated as the world's oldest person and has held that title ever since.
Her birthday was marked with the a ribbon cutting ceremony dedicating a recently completed bridge on New Hope Church Road in her honour.
She married her husband Luther in , and they had four children.
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