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Ethel Percy Andrus (September 21, 1884 – July 13, 1967) was a long-time educator and the first female high school principal in California. She was also an elder rights activist and the founder of AARP in 1958.
AARP was founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus, a retired public school teacher and principal in California. Andrus had been an advocate for health insurance coverage for retired teachers. Volunteering with the California Retired Teachers Association (CRTA), Andrus sought out former teachers who were struggling on their $40/month state pensions.
Its research and services component is the USC Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center. Research in molecular biology, neuroscience, demography, psychology, sociology and public policy is conducted at the Andrus Gerontology Center, founded in 1964. [citation needed]
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 D. Allen (1929–1981), the first African-American woman to serve on Philadelphia City Council; Ethel Anderson (1883–1958), Australian poet, essayist, novelist and painter; Ethel Percy Andrus (1884–1967), educator and founder of AARP; Ethel Armes (1876–1945), American journalist and historian
In the 2018 adaptation of Dr. Seuss' beloved children's storybook, Benedict Cumberbatch brings the mean ol' Grinch to life in the best retelling since Boris Karloff's original 1958 animated special.
Grey Gables, Ojai the Californian retirement home of American Association of Retired Persons founder Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus; Grey Gables, Ambridge, ...
Chuck Andrus (1928–1997), American jazz double-bassist; Clift Andrus (1890–1968), American general; Elvis Andrus (born 1988), Venezuelan baseball player; Ethel Percy Andrus (1884–1967), American educator and founder of the AARP; Evelyn Andrus (1909–1972), Canadian photographer; Fred Andrus (1850–1937), American baseball player