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Jessica Lucy "Decca" Treuhaft (née Freeman-Mitford, later Romilly; 11 September 1917 – 23 July 1996) was an English author, one of the six aristocratic Mitford sisters noted for their sharply conflicting politics.
Jul 21, 2016 · In the 1960s, British aristocrat Jessica Mitford wrote a best-seller on the funeral industry’s practices. Twenty years after her death, she can still teach us how to handle mortality.
Jessica Mitford (born Sept. 11, 1917, Gloucestershire, England—died July 23, 1996, Oakland, Calif., U.S.) was an English-born writer and journalist noted for her witty and irreverent investigations of various aspects of American society.
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Sep 25, 2014 · Born to Lord and Lady Redesdale, known as Farve and Muv, the six Mitford girls - Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and Deborah - experienced an upbringing steeped in eccentricity.
Jul 24, 1996 · Jessica Mitford, whose book "The American Way of Death" won her enormous popularity as an irreverent muckraker and witty polemicist, died yesterday at her home in Oakland, Calif. She...
A tribute to the writer and campaigner who lived a life of political and personal rebellion, from her eccentric English upbringing to her activism in America. Read about her marriages, children, books and legacy in this obituary by Anne Chisholm.
Jessica Mitford was a British-born American writer and activist, known for her muckraking books and her involvement in the Communist Party. She was the sister of Nancy Mitford, Diana Mitford, and Unity Mitford, who married Oswald Mosley and supported Hitler.
