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Diana Blanchfleur Beve

30 Oct 1920 – 22 Nov 1998

5 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born30 Oct 1920not verified1 source
  • Died22 Nov 1998not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 30 Oct 1920

    Born

  2. 3 Aug 1945

    A son is born

  3. 22 Nov 1998

    Dies, aged 78

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1920s · Diana is born

In the news1921

Women gain voting rights in 1921

Women gained the right to vote in national elections in 1921.

Getting around

Walking 100 Kilometers for Daily Errands

In the early 20th century, some residents relied on walking extreme distances; a man named Hans Henrik Hansson regularly walked 100 kilometers to Sundsvall and back in a single day to deliver errands.

At the table

Everyday meals of poor Swedish families

For poor families, a common, inexpensive mid-day meal consisted of a large dish of boiled potatoes, often supplemented with salt herring bought from a local merchant. To save money, bread was baked at home and hung on a pole to dry, as families were discouraged from eating fresh bread.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

What people wore

Boyish fashion trends of the 1920s

In the 1920s, the ideal female look became boyish with a slim body and short, shingled hair, while skirt lengths rose dramatically to above the knees.

Music

Widespread popularity of the fiddle

Although new instruments like the accordion and brass ensembles grew in popularity, the fiddle remained a widely played instrument, often found in almost every farmhouse by the turn of the century.

Daily life

Daily household costs and diet

Kerosene for lighting could cost up to 10 öre per day for those doing sewing work, and children often relied on crusts of bread softened in coffee for breakfast.