Women of Note
A Stanford Study Finds Postmenopausal Estrogen Decline Largely Unrelated to Cognition Changes
This research is the first to investigate associations between sex hormones and cognition in both younger and older postmenopausal women, and to determine whether the hormones affect women differently based on their age and how much time has elapsed since they reached menopause. more »
The Seven Ages of Women
Julia Sneden writes: Age brings changes of body and points of view, but the self, the essential me-ness, doesn't change, just as it doesn’t when a fine actor takes on a role in a play or movie. In the interests of parity, and with profound apologies to William Shakespeare, here’s my take on the seven ages of women, 21st century. more »
Balancing: A Mother and Farmer, Part of a National Archives Exhibit The Way We Worked
Jean Schnelle participated in all aspects of farming life — sorting cattle, driving tractors, and weeding — while also raising seven children. The 3,000 acre Schnelle farm has been owned by the family for five generations. Now almost 70 years old in 2005 and a grandmother of fifteen, Jean still helps out with farm work. more »
Joanne Brickman's Senior Women Sleuths, Part One
Miss Jane Marple of the Kentish village of St. Mary Mead, a blue-eyed, frail lady who dressed in a black lace cap and mittens, has had a broad and lasting appeal, aging along the way. Miss Marple first appeared in a series of short stories published in Britain's The Sketch magazine. In the beginning, Miss Marple is a gleeful gossip and not particularly nice. Over the years as social rules changed, so did mystery female series' characters. more »