Old School – New website takes ageism to task
“How old are you?” “Why do you ask?” “You seem so young. I can’t imagine why someone your age cares about...
A Reflection on Ageism
I am seriously thinking about lying about my age. Of course it’s impossible. The internet has my age engraved in perpetuity. I...
Ashton Applewhite – Let’s End Ageism!
It's not the passage of time that makes it so hard to get older. It's ageism, a prejudice that pits us against our future...
Ashton Applewhite—Saying “No” to Ageism
Ashton Applewhite is a force. This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism accelerated a big conversation about how ageism...
Beating the Stereotypes: Ageism and Older Women
The 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920. For the first time in the nation’s history, women were granted the...
Welcome to Elderhood
BY JEANETTE LEARDI — In a society that has created rituals celebrating different life stages, why not hold rites of passage...
The Beauty of Aging
BY PRISCILLA CHARLIE HINCKLEY — In 1965, a group of 13-year-old white girls sat in a Home Economics class, ready to learn...
My Grandmother, My Hero
Story and Photos by SKY BERGMAN — I grew up in my Italian grandmother’s kitchen as she chopped, grated, salted, peppered,...
The Write Stuff
Expressing your thoughts and feelings on paper is a powerful way to boost your health, healing, and happiness. As you age,...
Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
Stories that inspire joy and defy stereotypes about the last decades of life. Edited by Nancy Peckenham Reviewed by...
