Maggie Kuhn Quotes
The ultimate indignity is to be given a bedpan by a stranger who calls you by your first name.
Kuhn, Maggie, et al. No Stone Unturned: The Life and Times of Maggie Kuhn. Ballantine Books, 1991.
The Daneish had conquered Northern England. The entire history—manuscript shown in the graphic—was written in rhymed couplets.
Forced marriage was not only practiced by some white cultures but also by some Indian nations. She was forced into two unhappy marriages by her brothers.
This is an important historical quotation because it suggests some of the thinking, irrational though it may have been, that led many post war Germans onto an irrational and self defeating course of action. Emotional factors such as dignity, fairness, and honor can be significant drivers of irrational and self destructive action. Nazi Germany was a classic example. Many leading Germans thought the Treaty of Versailles that was imposed on them at the end of the First World War was too harsh and unfair. Many from the countries victimized by the German military aggression also thought the treaty unfair as it did not treat Germany harsh enough.
Maggie Kuhn was an American activist known for founding the Gray Panthers movement, after she was forced to retire from her job at the then-mandatory retirement age of 65. 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 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 mother—who had a disability which required her to receive assistance in her care—and a brother who suffered from mental illness.
