As women over fifty, we’re already aware that one of the greatest gifts of the aging process is that life takes on a richer, deeper meaning. Suzanne Braun Levine, founding editor of Ms. magazine, has been putting her well-honed skills of observation to work and reflecting back to us how profoundly we change in her [...]
Women over 50 have wrestled with a lifetime of mixed messages. In our formative years we were taught the virtues of adhering to the1950’s & early ‘60’s standards of conformity. That meant being “ladylike” and fashioning our futures based on the June Cleaver/Donna Read models of matrimonial bliss. But when the late ‘60s/early ‘70s rolled [...]
Back in the mid-70s a friend called to complain about her husband. Nothing remarkable about that—but this particular phone call stuck with me. My friend’s husband, a frequent business traveler, had often left her alone to manage their four kids, the dog, the shopping, cooking, cleaning, and chauffeuring for days on end. She rarely complained. [...]
In my last post I wrote that Gloria Steinem exudes an unstoppable blending of courage and conscience. Having viewed the HBO documentary, Gloria: In Her Own Words, my heart is filled with gratitude for the ongoing commitment of this remarkable woman. Her activism and achievements are legendary but it was the personal side of her [...]
The memorial for former First Lady, Betty Ford, is taking place later today and the thoughts of a nation will be with her family and friends. I’m certain those who knew her personally are grieving the loss of this remarkable woman. But millions of boomer women who never had the pleasure of being a member [...]
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