Best Age is the Age You Are

Best Age is the Age You Are Cause Button Museum
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Cause
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Illustrations
Text on Button THE BEST AGE IS THE AGE YOU ARE
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Illustration of silouettes of people from baby to old age over purple text on a white background
Curl Text DONNELLY/COLT BUTTONS 203-455-9621
Back Style
Locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 3/4 inch
The Manufacturer
Donnelly Colt
Additional Information

Maggie Kuhn popularized the phrase " The best age is the age you are," while being an activist for age rights. Kuhn started a group known as the Gray Panthers, which was an advocacy group for the rights of the elderly. The group was founded after Kuhn was forced to retire at age 65 and met with other retirees to discuss injustices they faced. The original group name was Consultation of Older and Younger Adults for Social Change, but its current name was coined by a news anchor that compared them to the Black Panthers.
Sources

Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2019). Maggie Kuhn. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved from: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maggie-Kuhn
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