Sarah Hipperson

Sarah Hipperson (née Hanlon) was a midwife, magistrate and peace campaigner who spent 17 years living at the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp on RAF Greenham Common protesting against the siting of American nuclear cruise missiles in the United Kingdom.[1] In 1982, she founded Catholic Peace Action.[4] Her nonviolent resistance resulted in over 20 imprisonments and several appearances in court.[5] She lived to see the transformation of Greenham Common back into use by the public and was one of the last four women to leave the camp.[6][7][3] She appeared as herself in the documentary Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain.[8]

Sarah Hipperson
Born
Sarah Hanlon[1]

1927[2]
Glasgow,[3] Scotland, United Kingdom
Died2018
Known forGreenham Common Women's Peace Camp

In Hipperson's book, Greenham Common: Non-Violent Women v The Crown Prerogative,[9] she documented her legal challenges during her anti-war campaigning.

Personal life

Hipperson was survived by her husband, five children and six grandchildren.[3]

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References
  1. Junor, Beth (2018). "Sarah Hipperson obituary". theguardian. The Guardian.
  2. Sarah Hipperson at Library of Congress Authorities
  3. Brown, Annie (2013). "I was a mother, and I'm a grandmother now, but we all have a life of our own. I felt I had a job to do at Greenham". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record.
  4. "Peace People: Sarah Hipperson". paxchristi.org.uk. Pax Christi.
  5. "Sarah Hipperson Oral History". iwm.org.uk. Imperial War Museum.
  6. Mair, Eddie (2011). "PM Radio broadcast". bbc.co.uk. BBC Radio 4.
  7. Donovan, Paul (2018). "'Indefatigable' peace campaigner and Wanstead resident Sarah Hipperson dies aged 90". ilfordrecorder.co.uk. Ilford Recorder.
  8. Sarah Hipperson on IMDb 
  9. Hipperson, Sarah (2005). Greenham Common: Non-Violent Women v The Crown Prerogative. Greenham Publications.
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