Jeannie Ralston shares her fan-girl musings on the woman who’s gotten her through the past year.
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RIP Mary Catherine Bateson, Who Saw Great Value in Women’s `Improvised Lives’
In her influential book, Composing a Life, Mary Catherine Bateson, who died at age 81, said that the stop-and-start nature of women’s lives gives us a capacity for complexity that men don’t develop.
Karen Gray Houston Carries on Her Family’s Civil Rights Legacy
In an especially relevant memoir, a journalist tells how her father and uncle helped change the nation during the Montgomery Bus Boycott and open doors for countless African Americans.
4 Reasons We’re Crazy About The New Spectrum Mobile Ad With the Brilliant Scientist
Too many ads play into sexist and ageist stereotypes, so it’s worth celebrating when a commercial breaks them all—with sly humor.
In the New, Over-50 Edition of Sex and the City, One Friendship Doesn’t Last
When we were younger, many of us saw ourselves in Carrie and the gang. Three of the four friends are returning and we wonder what will be important to them now.
Update: Stella Tennant’s Death at Age 50 Was a Suicide
With her aristocratic lineage, four children, and low-key lifestyle in rural Scotland, Stella Tennant wasn’t a typical model. We’re shocked and saddened to learn her death was a suicide.
A Possible Key to Human Evolution: Grandmothers! We Kid You Not.
Our big brains and long lifespans can be credited to the role of post-menopausal women, researchers report. Who says older women don’t have power?
Watch This Woman Age Right Before Your Eyes
Nancy Floyd has been photographing herself since 1982. The resulting book is a meditation on the passage of time and the aging female body.
A Dozen Women We Love Have Big Birthdays in January
Diane Keaton, Naomi Judd, and Dolly Parton turn 75 this month. Other notable women reach 50, 60, 65 and 70. Can you guess who’s turning 80?
2 Pros, 4 Cons of the Karen Meme. Plus 1 Solution: Call Them by This Name Instead
What’s the big deal with the name Karen? Here we look at the origins of the ubiquitous meme, why it’s helpful and hurtful, and offer a fitting fix.
