WOW: Women's Older Wisdom

When Despair Hits, Read Mary Oliver

In these perilous time, l often feel like I’m inhabiting the song, “Stop the World I Want to Get Off,” reeling from Iran’s debacle, the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the deepening climate crisis, ICE’s sway and more. To soothe [...]

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Erasing the Older Woman

Contemporary beauty standards celebrate the older woman whose aging lines have been erased by cosmetic surgery, making her look years younger.  Stretched out faces have become ubiquitous, no longer confined to film stars and celebrities; middle-income women are lining up for procedures from Botox to full face lifts, or traveling overseas [...]

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