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Commenced in 1958 with 142 young women who were seniors at Mills
College, the Mills Study has become the largest and longest
longitudinal study of women's adult development, with assessments
of these women in their twenties, forties, fifties, sixties, and
seventies. Women on the River of Life synthesizes five decades of
research to paint a picture of women's personality and development
across the lifespan. The book explores questions of family, work,
life-path, maturity, wisdom, creativity, attachment, and purpose in
life, unfolding in the context of a rapidly changing historical
period with far-reaching consequences for the kinds of lives women
would envision for themselves. Helson and Mitchell breathe life
into abstract theories and concepts with the real-life stories and
voices of the study's participants. Woven throughout the book are
the authors' reminiscences on the profound endeavor of sustaining a
longitudinal study of women's lives through time.
Commenced in 1958 with 142 young women who were seniors at Mills
College, the Mills Study has become the largest and longest
longitudinal study of women's adult development, with assessments
of these women in their twenties, forties, fifties, sixties, and
seventies. Women on the River of Life synthesizes five decades of
research to paint a picture of women's personality and development
across the lifespan. The book explores questions of family, work,
life-path, maturity, wisdom, creativity, attachment, and purpose in
life, unfolding in the context of a rapidly changing historical
period with far-reaching consequences for the kinds of lives women
would envision for themselves. Helson and Mitchell breathe life
into abstract theories and concepts with the real-life stories and
voices of the study's participants. Woven throughout the book are
the authors' reminiscences on the profound endeavor of sustaining a
longitudinal study of women's lives through time.
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