Maggie Kuhn (August 3, 1905 – April 22, 1995) was an
American activist known for founding the Gray Panthers
movement in August 1970, after being forced into retirement by the
Presbyterian Church. The Gray Panthers became known for advocating nursing home reform and fighting ageism, claiming that "old people and women constitute America's biggest untapped and undervalued human energy source."
She also dedicated her life to fighting for human rights, social and
economic justice, global peace, integration, and an understanding of
mental health issues. For decades she combined her activism with caring
for her disabled mother and a brother who suffered from mental illness. [...]
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By: Noorjahan Akbar - Afghanistan Correspondent for Safe World for Women
Hello sir,
I do not know your name, but you passed by me a week after
Eid-ul-Fetr in the Bazaar in Kabul. You might remember me. I was the
young woman wearing a white scarf and a long red embroidered tunic with
dark pants. I was standing by a vegetable stand and bargaining the price
of fresh mint when you passed me and nonchalantly pinched my bottom. I
turned red. The old man who was selling vegetables noticed but didn’t
say anything. He probably sees this every day. This had happened to me
more than once, but this time I felt more embarrassed because the old
man noticed. [...]
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