| Full Name |
Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford |
| Date of Birth |
11 September 1917 |
| Place of Birth |
Asthall Manor, Asthall, Oxfordshire, England |
| Date of Death |
23 July 1996 |
| Place of Death |
Oakland, California, United States |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
British, American |
| Education |
Largely self-educated |
| Profession |
Author, journalist, activist |
| Years of Activity |
1960-1996 |
| Brief Information |
Jessica Mitford was a British author, journalist, and activist known for her investigative journalism and satirical critiques of various social institutions. Her most famous work, 'The American Way of Death' (1963), exposed practices within the funeral industry. A member of the prominent Mitford family, she was also a committed communist and civil rights advocate. |