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Ethel Percy Andrus (1884-1967) was a pioneering educator and elder rights activist who founded AARP in 1958. She was the first woman high school principal in California, a faculty member at Lewis Institute and USC, and a National Women's Hall of Fame inductee.
AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is a 501 (c) (4) nonprofit that advocates for older Americans on health, fiscal, and social issues. Founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus and Leonard Davis, AARP has over 38 million members and offers insurance, publications, and other services to its members.
The Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center is the research and services component of the USC Leonard Davis School. Established in 1964, it is the nation's first multidisciplinary research center devoted to aging.
Pinchas Cohen is the dean of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, holds the William and Sylvia Kugel Dean's Chair in Gerontology and serves as the executive director of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center.
Valter Longo is an Italian-American biogerontologist and cell biologist who studies fasting and longevity. He is the director of the USC Longevity Institute and the author of The Longevity Diet and La dieta della longevità.
Learn about the laws, exceptions, and cases related to age discrimination in various aspects of life in the U.S., such as employment, credit, and elected office. Find out how age is defined, measured, and protected under different federal and state statutes.
English: Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus was the first woman principal in California, working at Abraham Lincoln High School in Los Angeles. She went on to found the National Retired Teachers Association, and later expanded that organization to become the AARP.
Ethel Percy Andrus: 1918 Bachelor of Science Founded both the National Retired Teachers Association and the American Association of Retired Persons, both of which merged into what is now AARP. [14] [15] Ida M. Flynn: Master's degree in computer science American computer scientist, textbook author, and professor.