Sarah Hipperson Explained

Sarah Hipperson
Birth Name:	Sarah Hanlon
Birth Date:	1927
Death Date:	(aged 90)

Sarah Hipperson (née Hanlon) (1927 – 8 October 2018)^[1] 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.^[2] In 1982, she founded Catholic Peace Action.^[3] Her nonviolent resistance resulted in over 20 imprisonments and several appearances in court.^[4] 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.^{[5] [6] [7]} She appeared as herself in the documentary Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain.

In Hipperson's book, Greenham Common: Non-Violent Women v The Crown Prerogative,^[8] she documented her legal challenges during her anti-war campaigning.

Personal life

Hipperson was survived by her husband, five children, six grandchildren and one great grand child.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Junor. Beth. 2018-08-15. Sarah Hipperson obituary. 2021-01-20. The Guardian. en.
2. Web site: Sarah Hipperson obituary. The Guardian. theguardian.com. Beth. Junor. 2018.
3. Web site: Peace People: Sarah Hipperson. paxchristi.org.uk. Pax Christi.
4. Web site: Sarah Hipperson Oral History. iwm.org.uk. Imperial War Museum.
5. Web site: Mair. Eddie. 2011. PM Radio broadcast. bbc.co.uk. BBC Radio 4.
6. Web site: 'Indefatigable' peace campaigner and Wanstead resident Sarah Hipperson dies aged 90. Paul . Donovan. Ilford Recorder. ilfordrecorder.co.uk. 2018.
7. Web site: 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. Annie . Brown. 2013.
8. Book: Hipperson, Sarah. 2005. Greenham Common: Non-Violent Women v The Crown Prerogative. Greenham Publications .