Ethel Percy Andrus | |
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![]() Andrus in 1936 | |
Born | September 21, 1884 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Died | July 13, 1967 Long Beach, California, U.S. | (aged 82)
Alma mater | University of Chicago Lewis Institute University of Southern California |
Occupation | Educator |
Known for | First woman high school principal in California; founder of AARP |
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.[1]
In 1993, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.[2] In 1995, she was designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's History Project.[3]