Women rowing north : navigating life's currents and flourishing as we age /
by Pipher, Mary Bray.
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BookPublisher: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020Description: ix, 262 pages ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9781632869616 (pbk.) :; 1632869616 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 305.262 PIPSubject(s): Older women -- Psychology | Aging -- Psychological aspects | Aging -- Social aspects | Women -- Identity | Society | SocietySummary: Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic, and wise people they have always wanted to be. In 'Women Rowing North,' Pipher offers a timely examination of the cultural and developmental issues women face as they age. Drawing on her own experience as daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, caregiver, clinical psychologist, and cultural anthropologist, she explores ways women can cultivate resilient responses to the challenges they face.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 305.262 PIP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003100604X |
Originally published: 2019.
Includes index.
Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic, and wise people they have always wanted to be. In 'Women Rowing North,' Pipher offers a timely examination of the cultural and developmental issues women face as they age. Drawing on her own experience as daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, caregiver, clinical psychologist, and cultural anthropologist, she explores ways women can cultivate resilient responses to the challenges they face.
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