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Not too old for that : how women are changing the story of aging / Vicki Larson.

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"The narratives around women at midlife and older are more than just sexist and ageist; they're damaging to women's physical, emotional, financial, romantic, and sexual health. This book will help women break through those tired and hurtful stereotypes to better reflect who they are, how they live, and what they want as they age"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781538155615
  • ISBN: 1538155613
  • Physical Description: xii, 241 pages ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- The Amazing Invisible Woman -- 'I'll Have What She's Having' -- I Do, I Don't, I Won't -- I Feel Bad About More Than Just My Neck -- From Mean Girls to BFFs and Golden Girls -- 'It's Probably Just Your Hormones' -- Investments Are a Girl's Best Friend -- A Love Letter to Women.
Subject: Older women.
Middle-aged women.
Aging > Social aspects.
Femmes âgées.
Femmes d'âge moyen.
Vieillissement > Aspect social.
Aging > Social aspects.
Middle-aged women.
Older women.

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Not Too Old for That : How Women Are Changing the Story of Aging
Not Too Old for That : How Women Are Changing the Story of Aging
by Larson, Vicki; Martin, Wednesday (Foreword by)
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Not Too Old for That : How Women Are Changing the Story of Aging


Helps women break through the tired and hurtful stereotypes of aging to better reflect who they are, how they live, and what they want as they age. Who hasn't heard the stereotypes about women of a "certain age?" That's the age when women become invisible, irrelevant, undesirable, asexual, unhinged, dried-up, hormonal messes. It's when women quickly slide into fragility and become forgetful, passive, weak, feeble, debilitated, disabled, dependent, and depressed. Or so the story goes. Not only are those outdated narratives sexist and ageist, they are also damaging to women's physical, emotional, financial, romantic, and sexual health. It's time to change them. In Not Too Old for That, Vicki Larson helps change the narrative about being a woman at midlife and older. She questions what we've been told aging would be like and encourages us to instead ask ourselves, what do we want it to be like, and how can we get there? The key is to be curious, open-minded, and intentional about the ways we are becoming our future selves.We have an opportunity to create new narratives of aging as a woman, ones that value women at all stages of life, not just youth, and it starts with us. Once the stereotypes that have held women back are broken down, women can move past them and rather than feel helpless as the years add up, they can discover and tap into just how much agency they have. Not only will this book help to create a less-ageist, less-sexist, more-inclusive future, it will release our daughters and all young women from a similar future.

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