Suggested Reading
CRONES DON'T WHINE: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women. Jean Shinoda Bolen, Red Wheel/Weiser, 2003
A call to the expanding crone population to reinvent themselves, to
trust their intuition, speak truth with compassion, listen to their
bodies, savor the good in their lives, and make the world a better
place with their energy and wisdom.
Also recommended by Bolen, GODDESSES IN OLDER WOMEN: Archetypes in Women Over Fifty, Harper Collins, 2001,and THE MILLIONTH CIRCLE: How to Change Ourselves and The World, Red Wheel/Weiser, 1999.
STILL DOING IT: Women
and Men over Sixty Write About their Sexuality. Joni Blank, Down
There Press, 2000
A collection of 34 personal essays by people over 60
who still enjoy sex -- some more than ever.
FEMININITY.Susan Brownmiller, Simon & Schuster, 1984
A description of different beauty rituals within a historical
and contemporary context. Topics include clothing, body image, hairstyles
and he meanings they hold for women and for the culture.
WHERE THE GIRLS ARE: Growing
Up Female with the Mass Media. Susan J. Douglas, Times Books, 1994
Women in the media over the last 50 years; cultural expectations
of women across class and history linked to representations of women
from fairy tales to the media.
THE NEW OURSELVES GROWING
OLDER.Paula B. Doress-Worters & Diana L.Siegal. Simon &
Schuster, 1994
Guide to health and living of women over 40, emphasizing
the positive potential of the second half of life. Revised edition of
OURSELVES GROWING OLDER with new chapters on menopause, HIV/AIDS, cosmetic
surgery, breast cancer.
RED HOT MAMAS: Coming
into Our Own at Fifty. Colette Dowling, Bantam Doubleday Dell,
1997
Celebrates possibilities for women now turning 50. Reports
on dozens of women (some famous) who are defying stereotypes to discover
renewed power and vitality. Covers menopause, career changes, family
life, intimacy.
THE FOUNTAIN OF AGE.
Betty Friedan, Simon & Schuster, 1993
The psychology of old age -- urging a revision of society's
view that aging means loss and depletion. It is, rather, continual learning and adventure.
FACING THE MIRROR: Older Women and Beauty Shop Culture. Frida Furman, Routledge, 1997
Respectful treatment of a large and neglected population,
elderly, middle income, mid-American women and the support role of beauty
shops in their lives.
VENUS ENVY: History of
Cosmetic Surgery.Elizabeth Haiken, Johns Hopkins Press, 1997
Contains stories of many Hollywood stars, plus photos,
connections with racism, and the eugenics movement. Includes a list
of surgery organizations: American Association of Plastic Surgeons,
American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgeons.
PLASTIC SURGERY SOURCEBOOK.
Kim & Penny Heckaman Henry, Lowell House, 1997
A compendium of all kinds of plastic surgery, including
costs. Lists professional organizations such as American Society of
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
GETTING OVER GETTING OLDER:
An Intimate Journey. Letty C. Pogrebin,
Berkley Publishing Group, 1997
Warm, witty profound, funny memoirs of a boomer's journey
from her 40's into her 50's demystifies common fears about growing old
and celebrates the possibilities many women are unable to see.
JUICY TOMATOES: PLAIN
TRUTHS, DUMB LIES, AND SISTERLY
ADVICE ABOUT LIFE AFTER 50. Susan Swartz, New Harbinger Publications,
2001
How women are living their life after 50 with humor,
candor, and courage. The women —
from Cambridge professor to Honolulu surfer —
debunk some of the stereotypes about getting older and offer proof that
it's another adventure.
THE BEAUTY MYTH. Naomi Wolf,
Harper Collins, 1992
A feminist appraisal of beauty in U.S. culture, facts
and observations regarding beauty rituals and eating disorders, as well
as analysis of the political context of women's preoccupation with
their looks.
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