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Published: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 05:00:00 +0000

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In 1984, at the age of 50, Alice Solomon graduated from Wellesley College. She felt that society saw her and other women of her age or older as senior citizens, and as women who were no longer useful or relevant. She set out to change that, and came up with the idea of “Gorgeous Grandma.” She realized that “grandma” was a term ascribed to older women, regardless if they were actually grandmothers or not. She decided to embrace the term, but put “gorgeous” in front of it, which she thought represented a snappy, “notice me” image. She then created the day to celebrate older women, to get rid of the stereotypes surrounding them, and to show there is much they can still do.

Gorgeous Grandma Day is being observed today! It has always been observed annually on July 23rd.