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Margaret Eliza "Maggie" Kuhn (August 3, 1905 – April 22, 1995) was an American activist known for founding the Gray Panthers movement, after she was forced to retire from her job at the then-mandatory retirement age of 65.
Apr 24, 2024 · Maggie Kuhn (born Aug. 3, 1905, Buffalo, N.Y., U.S.—died April 22, 1995, Philadelphia, Pa.) was an American social activist who was central in establishing the group that became known as the Gray Panthers, which works for the rights and welfare of the elderly.
In this 1979 episode of The Human Condition, a radio series produced by the Hogg Foundation that ran from 1971 to 1983 on KUT, the show’s host Bert Kruger Smith interviews Maggie Kuhn, an American activist who founded the Gray Panthers movement in 1970.
Jun 25, 2023 · Maggie Kuhn was a fierce activist whose career and personal life was heavily entwined in the struggle for social justice. Through radical missions, Maggie actively worked to empower women and racial minorities during her time at the YMCA and the United Presbyterian Church.
Maggie Kuhn. At age 65, when many people prepare for quiet years, Maggie Kuhn embarked on the greatest adventure and most important work of her life.
Sep 8, 2020 · She was Maggie Kuhn, the woman who, 50 years ago, founded the Gray Panthers, a movement to encourage activism — sometimes radical activism — among the country’s older people. Today, both Kuhn...
Over the years, the Gray Panthers have been involved in grassroots activities that deal with public and governmental policies that deal with the elderly. Maggie Kuhn, the Gray Panthers’ charismatic leader changed the face of society with regard to the elderly.
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