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Maggie Kuhn

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Educator

The Resume

    (August 3, 1905-April 22, 1995)
    Died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Forced to retire from her teaching position with the Presbyterian Church at age 65 (1970)
    Founded The Gray Panthers - an organization that fights discrimination against the elderly (1971)
    Worked closely with young people under The Gray Panthers motto: 'Age and Youth In Action'
    Wrote the autobiography 'No Stone Unturned' (1991)
    Died of respiratory arrest at age 89

Why she might be annoying:

    She grew increasingly headstrong as she aged, stating: 'Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing a week.'
    Against advice from other Gray Panther members, she visited the radical Black Panthers group to get advice on aggressive activism techniques.
    She suggested to women that since they outlive men an average of eight years, they should 'turn to each other for sexual pleasure.'
    At times she had tunnel vision and believed that most of the elderly were treated like children even when strides were made to reverse this trend.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She worked for the YWCA's United Service Organizations during World War II.
    She was ahead of her time when she taught classes on women's issues, social issues and sex education; dealing with topics such as birth control and the pleasures of sex.
    Stating that housing options for the age were nothing but 'glorified playpens,' she founded the Shared Housing Resources Center that places the elderly and young adults together to co-habitat and help one another.
    Her core belief was that 'old people constitute America's biggest untapped and undervalued human energy source.'

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 51 Votes: 50.98% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 40 Votes: 57.50% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 52 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 63.33% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 152 Votes: 44.74% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 105 Votes: 54.29% Annoying