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Ashton Applewhite (born 1952)[1][2] is a writer and activist based in Brooklyn, New York.
She is the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and a leading spokesperson for the emerging movement to raise awareness of ageism and to dismantle it. A co-founder of the Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse, she has been recognized by The New York Times, The New Yorker, National Public Radio, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism. She speaks widely at venues that have included the TED talks mainstage[3] and the United Nations, has written for Harper's, The Guardian,[4] and The New York Times,[5] and is the voice of "Yo, Is This Ageist?" She has been named as a fellow by The New York Times, Yale Law School, and the Royal Society for the Arts.
In 2016, Applewhite joined the PBS site Next Avenue's annual list of "50 Influencers in Aging" as their Influencer of the Year.[6] In 2022, she appeared on HelpAgeUSA's inaugural "60 Over 60" list[7] and on Fe:maleOneZero's first international edition of "40 over 40 – The World's Most Inspiring Women",[8] and received the Maggie Kuhn Award from Presbyterian Senior Services.[9]
Applewhite is also the author of Cutting Loose: Why Women Who End Their Marriages Do So Well, described by Ms. magazine as "rocket fuel for launching new lives". As the pseudonymous author of the Truly Tasteless Jokes series, she was the first person to have four books on The New York Times best-seller list and was a clue on Jeopardy!.
^This Chair Rocks Consulted on June 17, 2019
^'I refuse to regret waking up a day older': Ashton Applewhite's fight for age pride Published by The Guardian on 17 June 2019, consulted on the same day
^Applewhite, Ashton (9 August 2017). "Let's End Ageism". TED.
^Applewhite, Ashton (23 December 2018). "How did old people become political enemies of the young?". The Guardian.
^Applewhite, Ashton (10 October 2017). "Working to Disarm Women's Anti-Aging Demon". The New York Times.
^Applewhite, Ashton (18 January 2017). "What's Ageism Got to Do With It". Next Avenue.
^"60 Over 60 List". HelpAge USA.
^"40 Over 40 – The World's Most Inspiring Women". Fe:maleOneZero.
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