|
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adults > Elderly
|
Not currently available
No Stopping Us Now - The Adventures of Older Women in American History (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R380
Discovery Miles 3 800
You Save: R95
(20%)
|
|
|
No Stopping Us Now - The Adventures of Older Women in American History (Hardcover)
 (sign in to rate)
List price R475
Loot Price R380
Discovery Miles 3 800
You Save R95 (20%)
Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.
|
"You're not getting older, you're getting better," or so promised
the famous 1970's ad--for women's hair dye. Americans have always
had a complicated relationship with aging: embrace it, deny it,
defer it--and women have been on the front lines of the battle,
willingly or not. In her lively social history of American women
and aging, acclaimed New York Times columnist Gail Collins
illustrates the ways in which age is an arbitrary concept that has
swung back and forth over the centuries. From Plymouth Rock (when a
woman was considered marriageable if "civil and under fifty years
of age"), to a few generations later, when they were quietly
retired to elderdom once they had passed the optimum age for
reproduction, to recent decades when freedom from striving in the
workplace and caretaking at home is often celebrated, to the first
female nominee for president, American attitudes towards age have
been a moving target. Gail Collins gives women reason to expect the
best of their golden years.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
