Shirley Meredeen Explained

Shirley L. Meredeen (Lewis; 10 June 1930 – 30 November 2022) was a British journalist and activist. She was a founding member of Growing Old Disgracefully.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Biography

Shirley Lewis Meredeen was born in Newington Green, north London, on 10 June 1930. Her parents came to the UK from Russia in 1900 as Refugees. She left school at 17 and worked at the News Chronicle in Fleet Street as a secretary. She did the women's pages in country newspapers and became a chief reporter. She acquired a degree at 41, worked as a student councillor and wrote books.

After retiring, she with Madeleine Levius founded Growing Old Disgracefully.

Meredeen was honoured in BBC'S 100 Women in 2013.^[6]

Meredeen died on 30 November 2022, at the age of 92.^{[7] [8]}

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Good to meet you: Shirley Meredeen. Barnicoat. Becky. 19 February 2010. The Guardian. 7 April 2017. en-GB. 0261-3077.
2. News: Sixty, female and all living under one roof (just don't call it a commune). The Telegraph. 7 April 2017. en-GB.
3. Web site: The fight for older women's cohousing. Bedell. Geraldine. 10 June 2010. Agebomb. 7 April 2017.
4. News: 10 ways to beat loneliness. Kellaway. Kate. 28 February 2016. The Guardian. 7 April 2017. Buchan. Kit. en-GB. 0261-3077. Deveney. Catherine. McFadden. Linsey.
5. Web site: Pollard Thomas Edwards completes UK's first over 50s co-housing scheme. 9 December 2016. Dezeen. 7 April 2017.
6. News: 100 Women: Who took part?. 22 November 2013. BBC News. 7 April 2017. en-GB.
7. News: Martin Meredeen . Elena . Shirley Meredeen obituary . 22 December 2022 . The Guardian . 22 December 2022.
8. Web site: A tribute to Shirley Meredeen, founder of New Ground from Maria Brenton . UK Cohousing . 11 December 2022 . 22 December 2022.