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Wise Women: A Valuable Resource

Wise Women: A Valuable ResourcernByrnPatricia Gottlieb Shapiro, MSW Stereotypes about older women abound in modern American culture. Ridiculed in television commercials about dentures and incontinence, they are portrayed as incompetent, dull, and stupid. But in researching my latest book, Coming Home to Yourself: Eighteen Wise Women Reflect on Their Journeys, this is not what I discovered at all. I found mature women who are bright, engaged, passionate and wise. rnTake Edie E

April 22, 2011