WOW: Women's Older Wisdom

The War on Childhood

Sometimes the most unsettling aspect of  a political policy is the language we use to describe it:  “a cut,”  “a  reform”, “a change in eligibility” or, “a new vaccine schedule.” [...]

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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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