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\f0\b\fs24 \cf2 BY JOHN O\'92CONNOR \b0 \
\b ANCHOR LOGAN TITTLE \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 The world\'92s oldest
woman has died. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.hlntv.com/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul
\ulc3 HLN has the details}}.\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \b \'93Besse Cooper was 116, she passed away
yesterday in a nursing home in Monroe, Georgia.\'a0According the Guinness Book of World Records, Betsy
was only one of eight people who ever lived to be that age.\'94
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 Her son says she died peacefully Tuesday. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/04/us/georgia-oldest-person-dies/index.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 CNN reports}} Cooper was actually
among the first women to ever vote in the state of Georgia.\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \'93Before women gained the right to vote in 1920, Besse Cooper joined the suffrage
movement. Then 24, the Georgia school teacher registered women to vote and spoke to others
about the importance of having a voice in politics. Cooper voted in every election after
the 19th Amendment was passed, save for two.\'94\'a0 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/12/besse-cooper-worlds-oldest-person-dies-at-116/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 According to ABC News}},
\b \'93Cooper married \'85 in 1924, and \'85 had four children. She [also] had 12 grandchildren
and more than a dozen great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren \'85 \'94\'a0
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/8/happy-birthday-besse-cooper-worlds-oldest-living-person-turns-116-44470"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 In a 2011 interview for the Guinness Book of World Records Cooper said}}
the secret to her longevity is \'85\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b "I mind my own business \'85 And I don't eat junk food."\'a0
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 The Associated Press notes the tallest woman in the world also
passed away less than a month ago at the age of 39. The Guinness Book of World Records
has her listed as 7-feet and 7-inches tall.\'a0\ }