(From left to right): Glen Elder, Odum Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, UNC Chapel Hill; Richard Settersten, University Distinguished Professor of Human Development and Barbara Knudson Endowed Chair at Oregon State University; Ilana Horwitz, Education Fellow, Stanford Center on Longevity's New Map of Life; Sasha Shen Johfre, Intergenerational Relationships Fellow, Stanford Center on Longevity's New Map of Life
a longevity project virtual panel discussion
May 19, 2021
Lessons from the 1900 Generation:
Connecting the Old and New Maps of Life
On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at 2:00pm ET (11:00am PT) the Longevity Project gathered a panel of experts to discuss the lessons of the 1900 generation connect with the COVID generation and the Stanford Center on Longevity’s New Map of Life™.
In their groundbreaking new book, Living on the Edge: An American Generation’s Journey through the 20th Century (written with Lisa D. Pearce), Glen Elder and Richard Settersten follow the 1900 generation as they live through the turbulent times of the new century: World War I, the 1918 pandemic, the Roaring 20s, the Great Depression, and World War II.
The authors, in conversation with moderator Ken Stern, chair of the Longevity Project, and with Research Fellows Ilana Horwitz and Sasha Shen Johfre of the New Map of Life, explored the implications of the 1900 generation to the COVID generation and the ideas of how we reshape society for longer, healthier and more equitable lives.
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