In 1970, after a forced retirement at the age of 65, Maggie Kuhn embarked on a new adventure — advocating for the rights of the elderly as the founder of the Gray Panthers. By the time of her death at 89, the organization had been instrumental in implementing nursing home reforms, ending forced retirement provisions and combating fraud against the elderly in health care.
Kuhn’s quote was a message for activists seeking change. Speak your…