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Article: Gray Panthers Co-founder Maggie Kuhn Dies at 89
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- The Washington Post
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- April 23, 1995
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Maggie Kuhn, 89, the charismatic Gray Panthers founder who
spearheaded a movement to improve the lives of older Americans and
change attitudes about aging, died of cardiopulmonary arrest April 22
at her home in Philadelphia.
Ms. Kuhn, who was to be honored by the White House Conference on
Aging next month, was one of five women who began the Gray Panthers
25 years ago. The group set its sights on social reform, adopted the
slogan "Age and Youth in Action" and attracted college students among
its first volunteers. It quickly was embroiled in protest against the
Vietnam War, and it soon focused on a variety of issues that included
consumer rights, sexism, racial injustice and age ...