Rose Law Millerof Hanover, NH died peacefully on June 7th. Rose Law was born September 8, 1920 in Pullman, WA, three weeks after the 19th Amendment was passed giving women the right to vote, which may have been a guiding light in her life-long progressive activism.

Her parents were John Granville Law and Myrtle Rose. She was predeceased by her husband Harry Miller, whom she married in 1941. He died in 1995.

Rose gradually moved from the West Coast to the east. She attended Beloit College in WI, and spent more than 40 years living in the Wayne, PA area, where she and Harry raised their family. They moved to Kendal at Hanover, a Quaker retirement community, 30 years ago, where the excellent care allowed her to live to 100.

A world traveler, Rose made it to at least five continents and while she had her eye on Antarctica, she sadly never made the trip. She and Harry particularly enjoyed French food, wine, and lifestyle.

Rose spent her life dedicated to liberal causes. She picketed the White House against the Vietnam war, helped establish a women's half-way house in the Philadelphia area, fought for women's reproductive rights, and American Indian causes. In the 1960s Rose joined the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and quickly became a mainstay at Radnor Meeting in Ithan, PA, and continued at Hanover Monthly Meeting and at Kendal. She even attended Zoom meetings for Sunday worship during the ongoing pandemic.

Rose could often be found shopping for clothes, whether in person or online, and was widely regarded as the best-dressed 100-year-old at Kendal. She loved MSNBC and Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow; actually, she could watch MSNBC all day long. And did. When asked what her occupation was, she replied she was "part of the last great generation of freeloaders" by which she meant 'homemaker.' Did we mention she was quite droll?

At Kendal, she greeted all the new residents and brought them along to dinner, introducing them to everyone and making them feel welcome. She brought this spirit of friendship everywhere she went, had life-long friends and will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

She is survived by a son, Todd Miller and wife Suzanne Gordon; a daughter, Sarah Morenon and husband Pierre; a son Bruce Miller and wife Laraine Michalson. Grandchildren include David Gilbreth, Claire Morenon, Will Morenon, Cameron Miller, and Alastair Miller. Her great-grandchild is August Van Gilbreth.

A memorial service will be held at Radnor Friends Meeting sometime in the future, also at Kendal in Hanover, details not yet settled. Donations in her memory can be sent to the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood or the American Friends Service Committee.