A space for women and girls to share their experiences and perspectives
Susannah Mushatt Jones, The World's Oldest Person, Has Died In New York
Susannah Mushatt Jones, The World's Oldest Person, Has Died In New York
Susannah Mushatt Jones, who was believed to be the world's oldest person at 116, has died in New York. Known as Miss Susie to her friends and family, she reportedly had a penchant for bacon and lingerie.
npr.org
Jones hailed from Alabama and "went on to work as a live-in housekeeper and childcare provider," according to the Guinness Book of World Records. She was the "daughter of sharecroppers and the granddaughter of slaves," according to Reuters.



