The Dignity They Deserve The Story of Grey Gables of Ojai and It's Founder, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus |
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| Author:
| Walker, Craig
Lewis, Mark |
| ISBN: | 979-8-218-08434-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2023 |
| Publisher: | Ojai Valley Museum
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $10.00 |
Book Description:
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Grey Gables of Ojai is among America's most historic retirement communities. Founded in 1954 in Ojai, Calif., by Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, Grey Gables was an "experiment in living" that helped define the modern retirement lifestyle. While at Grey Gables, Andrus pioneered programs and services that included retiree health insurance, housing, senior travel, lifelong learning programs, and low-cost drugs and other senior discounts. In 1958, Grey Gables was the birthplace of the American...
More DescriptionGrey Gables of Ojai is among America's most historic retirement communities. Founded in 1954 in Ojai, Calif., by Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, Grey Gables was an "experiment in living" that helped define the modern retirement lifestyle. While at Grey Gables, Andrus pioneered programs and services that included retiree health insurance, housing, senior travel, lifelong learning programs, and low-cost drugs and other senior discounts. In 1958, Grey Gables was the birthplace of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and its flagship magazine Modern Maturity. (Now called AARP The Magazine, itremains the largest circulation magazine in America.) The Grey Gables lifestyle exemplified the modern retirement lifestyle Americans inspire to today. The Dignity They Deserve tells the story of Grey Gables and its founder. It traces the journey of a true American humanitarian, Dr. Andrus, from her childhood in Chicago and her volunteer work at Jane Addams's Hull House, to her founding of Grey Gables and AARP in Ojai, to her activist work on the national level, where she worked with Congress and three different presidents to improve the lives of millions of older Americans.