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| Women
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Women
and Aging
Jo Alexamder, Cheryl McLean and Debbie Berrow, 1992
A collection of fiction, poetry, art, photography, journals
and essasys about women and aging. This anthology makes
older women visible by addressing aging from a feminist
perspective. There are many pictures of women over the
age of 90.
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Women
and Aging: Transcending the Myths
Linda Gannon, 1999
A recent non-fiction publication that address the issue
of women and aging from many different avenues such as
physical well-being, menopause and sexuality.
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Women
and Aging: Celebrating Ourselves
Ruth Raymond Thone, 1992
This valuable guide helps women break through the negative
stereotypes of old age and find personal fulfillment through
the stages of growing older.
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The
Other Within Us
Marilyn Pearsall, 1997
A discussion of the beauty ideal and how it effects the
perception of older women. It details the feminist rejection
of beauty standards and how a feminist deals with getting
older. The goal of the book is for women to embrace the
"older other."
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The
New Ourselves Growing Older: Women Aging With Knowledge
and Power
Diana Laskin Siegal, Paula Brown Doress-Worters and
Wendy Sanford.
1994
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Aging
and Gender in Literature: Studies in Creativity (Feminist
Issues: Practice, Politics, and Theory) by Anne M.
Wyatt Brown, and Janice Rossen (editors)
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Figuring
Age: Women, Bodies, Generations
by Kathleen M. Woodward (editor)
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The
Fundamentals of Feminist Gerontology by Dianne J.
Garner (editor)
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Handbook
on Women and Aging by Jean M. Coyle (editor)
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The
Fountain of Age by Betty Friedan
This book focuses on the new possibilities and new directions
for aging men and women, explores the myths of aging,
and attempts to deconstruct society's view about aging.
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