Great Second Acts: In Praise of Older Women

These inspiring true stories of women who’ve made the most of their mature years “will get you fired up” (Becca Anderson, author of The Book of Awesome Women and Real Life Mindfulness).

The amazing women profiled in Great Second Acts refused to be defined by the dates on their birth certificates. Their lives are testimony that one can be feisty after fifty—and this book says in no uncertain terms to those who think otherwise, in the words of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “I dissent.”

This isa fascinating collection of biographical sketches of dozens of women of a certain age who have excelled, inspired, and achieved. Learn how these women changed their respective fields of art, politics, science, mathematics, media, literature, business, activism, education, and more. Included are:
· Biographies of influential women such as PM Margaret Thatcher, chef Julia Child, Mother Teresa, feminist Gloria Steinem, actress Rita Moreno, inventor Ruth Handler, Judge Judy Sheindlin, and many more
· Empowering quotes from strong women who epitomize grit and persistence
· Motivational, inspirational, and educational stories of ordinary older women who’ve accomplished extraordinary things

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Great Second Acts: In Praise of Older Women

These inspiring true stories of women who’ve made the most of their mature years “will get you fired up” (Becca Anderson, author of The Book of Awesome Women and Real Life Mindfulness).

The amazing women profiled in Great Second Acts refused to be defined by the dates on their birth certificates. Their lives are testimony that one can be feisty after fifty—and this book says in no uncertain terms to those who think otherwise, in the words of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “I dissent.”

This isa fascinating collection of biographical sketches of dozens of women of a certain age who have excelled, inspired, and achieved. Learn how these women changed their respective fields of art, politics, science, mathematics, media, literature, business, activism, education, and more. Included are:
· Biographies of influential women such as PM Margaret Thatcher, chef Julia Child, Mother Teresa, feminist Gloria Steinem, actress Rita Moreno, inventor Ruth Handler, Judge Judy Sheindlin, and many more
· Empowering quotes from strong women who epitomize grit and persistence
· Motivational, inspirational, and educational stories of ordinary older women who’ve accomplished extraordinary things

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Great Second Acts: In Praise of Older Women

Great Second Acts: In Praise of Older Women

by Marlene Wagman-Geller
Great Second Acts: In Praise of Older Women

Great Second Acts: In Praise of Older Women

by Marlene Wagman-Geller

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These inspiring true stories of women who’ve made the most of their mature years “will get you fired up” (Becca Anderson, author of The Book of Awesome Women and Real Life Mindfulness).

The amazing women profiled in Great Second Acts refused to be defined by the dates on their birth certificates. Their lives are testimony that one can be feisty after fifty—and this book says in no uncertain terms to those who think otherwise, in the words of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “I dissent.”

This isa fascinating collection of biographical sketches of dozens of women of a certain age who have excelled, inspired, and achieved. Learn how these women changed their respective fields of art, politics, science, mathematics, media, literature, business, activism, education, and more. Included are:
· Biographies of influential women such as PM Margaret Thatcher, chef Julia Child, Mother Teresa, feminist Gloria Steinem, actress Rita Moreno, inventor Ruth Handler, Judge Judy Sheindlin, and many more
· Empowering quotes from strong women who epitomize grit and persistence
· Motivational, inspirational, and educational stories of ordinary older women who’ve accomplished extraordinary things


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781633538238
Publisher: Mango Media
Publication date: 11/03/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 182
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Marlene Wagman-Geller received her B.A. from York University and her teaching credentials from the University of Toronto and San Diego State University. Currently she teaches high school English in National City, California. Reviews from her first three books (Penguin/Perigree) have appeared in the New York Times and the Associated Press article was picked up in dozens of newspapers such as the Denver Post, the Huffington Post, and the San Diego Tribune.

Table of Contents

Prologue: The Best Is Yet to Be 14

Chapter 1 Rainbow (1860) 20

Chapter 2 Know It Was Not Easy (1894) 26

Chapter 3 The Female of the Species (1898) 32

Chapter 4 On and On (1893) 38

Chapter 5 Life as Theater (1896) 44

Chapter 6 The Only Stone Left Unturned (1905) 50

Chapter 7 A Nobel / Noble Woman (1909) 56

Chapter 8 I Am Unworthy (1910) 62

Chapter 9 Chocolate (1912) 68

Chapter 10 If Those Hats Could Talk (1912) 71

Chapter 11 The Bumblebee (1916 or 1918) 80

Chapter 12 Namaste (1918) 86

Chapter 13 In Dixie (1923) 92

Chapter 14 Bon Appétit (1924) 98

Chapter 15 Geraniums (1925) 104

Chapter 16 78651 (1927) 110

Chapter 17 Mr. Bojangles (1928) 116

Chapter 18 An Extraordinary Woman (1929) 122

Chapter 19 Lead Once More (1929) 128

Chapter 20 Viva La Causa (1930) 134

Chapter 21 Said Sister Megan Never (1930) 140

Chapter 22 The Jet (1931) 146

Chapter 23 Live Long and Prosper (1932) 152

Chapter 24 A Room of One's Own (1933) 158

Chapter 25 The Book of Ruth (1933) 164

Chapter 26 Special Place in Hell (1937) 170

Chapter 27 Atticus Finch (1937) 176

Chapter 28 Order in the Court (1942) 182

Epilogue

They Rock 188

"Warning" Jenny Joseph 192

Bibliography Marlene Wagman-Geller 218

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