Jeni Hansen has graciously allowed me to share plans for the observation of the 100th birthday of her grandmother, celebrated milliner Vanilla Powell Beane, who was born in Wilson County on 13 September 1919.
Find more on Vanilla Beane here:
- Articles
The Washington Post, Celebrating 3 sisters’ lives and longevity, Avis Thomas-Lester, 5 November 2011
The Washington Post, Celebrated D.C. Milliner Marks 90th Birthday With Friends, Hats, Hamil R. Harris, 20 September 2009
Afro-American Newspapers, D.C. Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday with Sisters, 97, and 93, Avis Thomas-Lester and Teria Rogers, 14 November 2012
Associated Press, Dr. Height’s Hat Immortalized in Metal, Sarah Karush and Teneille Gibson, 15 June 2010
- Videos
Hat Academy: “Bene Millinery”
Museum of Fine Arts: Dorothy Height’s Hats 360
Press contact:
Jeni Hansen
jeni@jenihansen.com