Comments on: Women Over Fifty—Our Remarkable Generation

By: sharon clark

sharon clark — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:56:13 +0000

Thanks for having this website. sharon

By: Julie Molner

Julie Molner — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:56:03 +0000

I definitely remember being told by high school advisers that if I went to college I could be a nurse or a teacher–that was it! We have certainly made huge strides AND there is more for us. By that I mean whatever we dream of, we can go for it. Unfortunately many women I meet believe they don’t have a choice; they feel stuck and don’t think they have the option to create a better life. That’s why my coauthor Lynn Hull and I wrote “Your Life Your Way: The Essential Guide for Women”…..we want to see more and more mature women pursuing their dreams and desires and moving forward. It’s never too late and we are never too old!

By: Lynn Thomas

Lynn Thomas — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:02:58 +0000

I remember hearing my father constantly complaining to my mother who was a Fashion Model and Interior Decorator and Landscape Designer and Artist; that women do not work! He demanded for her to stay home and care for him and us three kids. Little did I know how much her standing her ground and not only being an excellent mother, homemaker, devoted wife but also making time while we were in school to peruse her dreams and talents affected who I am today. We are the generation of women who could do it all and multi-task without complaining and compromising who we are. Great post!

By: Karen O'Bannon

Karen O'Bannon — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:11:00 +0000

We’re all that!

By: Joyce Mason

Joyce Mason — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:24:37 +0000

I find it even more amazing to learn the “herstory” of the generations that preceded us. If boomers made and continue to make huge changes, we can thank the women before us who braved even more hostile environments to pave the way to education and suffrage. I invite every boomer to read about some of these amazing women–and be inspired! We did not even have the right to vote nationally till the 1920s–same with equal pay for equal work. One of my heroines is Sojourner Truth. She not only renamed herself; when her slave owner promised her freedom a year before official abolition if she “worked hard,” when he reneged, she “walked” away. She notes she did not run, because that wouldn’t be right. She worked with local Quakers to take legal action to get her son back from an abusive owner. Despite her children sold into slavery and her lack of education, she made waves in the best possible way. I love her quote which could easily be taken up by women baby boomers who want to make a difference: “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down, all alone. Together women ought to be able to turn it right-side-up again.”

By: Pop Art Diva

Pop Art Diva — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:47:24 +0000

We broke the glass ceiling at work, home and now for the “golden years” – I wonder how much we’ll all shake up the Hereafter, lol!

By: Melodieann Whiteley

Melodieann Whiteley — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:29:28 +0000

I remember my mom and what few choices she really had in her life. I look at my daughter and all the opportunities that lie before her. It amazes me that we have come so far in so short a time. It just shows what women can do. My husband commented just last night that he read an article stating that many other non-profits are angry at all of the attention paid to breast cancer. We take money from other serious research. And I said that until women stood up and said we were tired of dying and fought to be heard, breast cancer research was non-existant. Instead of whining about no funding, perhaps they should learn a thing or two from this generation of women – stand up and be heard.

By: Heidi Caswell

Heidi Caswell — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:31:22 +0000

Things have changed, I remember when we had to wear dresses to school. I was very thankful when we could wear bluejeans.

By: Vicki M. Taylor

Vicki M. Taylor — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:45:08 +0000

Yes we have come a long way, and we’ve paved the way for our children and grandchildren. To the point that they see their paths as “entitlement” rather than “earned”. I don’t know if that is good or bad.

By: Pam Archer

Pam Archer — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:30:02 +0000

Oh yes, we have done all this and more! Younger generations criticize us for the “mess we have made of the world”, but the greater truth is that we paved the way for them to be able to pursue careers of their choice, without having to break through the male barriers and prejudice.

Yea us!