Happy Birthday, Jenny Joseph
On this day in 1932, Jenny Joseph was born. She is the woman who wrote "Warning."
Still don't recognize the name? "Warning" is a poem that begins:
"When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
With a red hat that doesn't go..."
What's especially cool is that -- now that Ms. Joseph is approaching "old" -- she doesn't wear purple, says she can't stand it. Not only did she inspire legions of women to wear purple if they wanted to, we are equally free to wear not-purple.
Still don't recognize the name? "Warning" is a poem that begins:
"When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
With a red hat that doesn't go..."
What's especially cool is that -- now that Ms. Joseph is approaching "old" -- she doesn't wear purple, says she can't stand it. Not only did she inspire legions of women to wear purple if they wanted to, we are equally free to wear not-purple.
posted by Gail | 8:21 AM
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