Margaret Morganroth Gullette
Cognoscenti contributor
Margaret Morganroth Gullette is an author. Her forthcoming book, "American Eldercide" will be published in 2024. She also wrote “Ending Ageism, or How Not To Shoot People." She is a resident scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University.
Recently published
The neglect in nursing facilities is no accident
Nursing facilities are a multi-billion-dollar industry that can be inefficient, cruel and lethal, writes Margaret Morganroth Gullette.
'An American Eldercide': Some 39% Of COVID Deaths Are In Nursing Homes. We Must Do Better
On the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden will lead a ceremony to commemorate the dead. He ought to pay special grief to the tens of thousands of people...
Ageism Ignores And Insults The Competence Of Adults
Ageism is more than lack of respect for our white hair, writes Margaret Morganroth Gullette -- it’s the assumption that we are stupidly at a loss.
Fight Ageism By Retiring The Offensive Metaphor, 'Getting Old'
The ageist expressions I hear, as an old person, writes Margaret Morganroth Gullette, affect my mood and my mental and physical health.