Ethel Percy Andrus

Ethel Percy Andrus
Andrus in 1936
BornSeptember 21, 1884
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 13, 1967(1967-07-13) (aged 82)
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Lewis Institute
University of Southern California
OccupationEducator
Known forFirst 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]

  1. ^ "Ethel Andrus (1884 - 1967)". Biography. National Women's History Museum. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Andrus, Ethel Percy". National Women’s Hall of Fame.
  3. ^ "Honorees: 2010 National Women's History Month". Women's History Month. National Women's History Project. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.