[Sue Ellen Cooper of Fullerton launched the society in April 1998. Her inspiration came from the verse] Warning (When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple), ... When I am an old woman I shall wear purple with a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me.

Jenny Joseph

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