You probably saw Concepcion Picciotto if you visited the White House over the past 35 years or so. She lived in a camp, in Lafayette Park, right across the street from the official home of U.S. presidents. Picciotto was a peace activist. Holding up homemade signs with anti-war messages, she kept a vigil in the park through rain and snow and heatwaves. She opposed war, nuclear weapons and violence against children. She died January 25 at N Street Village, a shelter for homeless women in Washington. The Washington Post says she had the longest continuous act of political protest in the United States. When she died, Concepcion Picciotto was believed to be about 80 years old. She was also known as “Connie” or “Conchita.” She came to the United States as a Spanish immigrant when she was 18. Through the years she spoke English with an accent. The small woman wore a wig and a scarf over a metal helmet.
Title: White House Protester Dies After Longest Vigil
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data-end-time='21771'>Picciotto was a peace activist. </span> <span data-start-time='21771' data-end-time='32396'>Holding up homemade signs with anti-war messages, she kept a vigil in the park through rain and snow and heatwaves. </span> <span data-start-time='32396' data-end-time='38625'>She opposed war, nuclear weapons and violence against children.</span> <span data-start-time='38625' data-end-time='46729'>She died January 25 at N Street Village, a shelter for homeless women in Washington.</span> <span data-start-time='46729' data-end-time='56813'>The Washington Post says she had the longest continuous act of political protest in the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='56813' data-end-time='64063'>When she died, Concepcion Picciotto was believed to be about 80 years old. </span> <span data-start-time='64063' data-end-time='68250'>She was also known as “Connie” or “Conchita.”</span> <span data-start-time='68250' data-end-time='73667'>She came to the United States as a Spanish immigrant when she was 18. </span> <span data-start-time='73667' data-end-time='78521'>Through the years she spoke English with an accent. </span> <span data-start-time='78521' data-end-time='84750'>The small woman wore a wig and a scarf over a metal helmet.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/805/vig_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5224 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