{"product_id":"time-of-our-lives-celebrating-older-women-paperback","title":"Time of Our Lives: Celebrating Older Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaggie Kirkman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e presents the extraordinary lives of ordinary women in their seventies, eighties and nineties, challenging the stereotype of the helpless old woman who is nothing more than a burden. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first collection of its kind in Australia, it demonstrates the rich lives led by 21 women of diverse backgrounds, all born before 1946 and all of whom have achieved great things in older age. From Mig Dann, an 80-year-old artist who worked for David Bowie and completed a PhD in her seventies, to Pauline Lorenzen, a 75-year-old Indigenous solicitor working to support women; from Robina Rogan, a boat-builder planning a sea voyage at age 82, to Rosemary Salvaris, a 76-year-old civil celebrant who has taken up orienteering, these women show that learning has no age limit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the generation of Australian women who waved the flag for feminism enter retirement, let's change the conversation around what it means to be 'old'. Our ageing population is not a burden - it's time to celebrate the contributions that older women make to our community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e also gives insights into how to ensure our own lifelong learning and live to the fullest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Maggie Kirkman\u003c\/b\u003e is a psychologist and a Senior Research Fellow in Global and Women's Health at Monash University. Before gaining a PhD at age fifty, she taught kindergarten children, children with hearing impairments and children with profound disabilities. She has worked at La Trobe and Melbourne universities, and her research includes women's experiences of infertility, abortion, donor-assisted conception, breast cancer and ageing well. Maggie is the author of \u003ci\u003eMy Sister's Child\u003c\/i\u003e (with Linda Kirkman, Penguin) and the editor of \u003ci\u003eSperm Wars\u003c\/i\u003e (with Heather Grace Jones, ABC Books). She appears regularly in the Australian media, including on ABC Radio and in \u003ci\u003eThe Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2019, Maggie was recognised as an inaugural Champion for Women by Women's Health Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45809319542981,"sku":"9781922633729","price":37.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/1rTt1fhBKL9781922633729.webp?v=1770942564","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/time-of-our-lives-celebrating-older-women-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}