by WomenOver70 | Oct 20, 2021 | Podcast, Social Activism
Ina Pinkney contracted polio 11 years before there was a vaccine, at the early age of 18 months. Marginalized, ostracized and ignored as a child she felt she received a 2nd chance at life when the surgery she had at 6 proved successful. Expecting to die, instead she...
by WomenOver70 | Oct 13, 2021 | Podcast, Season Three, Social Activism
Pauline Coffman’s early involvement in youth ministry evolved into justice ministry during her 20+ years as an advocate for peace and justice in the Middle East. Her first visit to Lebanon was as a student in 1959; her next visit to countries in the Middle East was in...
by WomenOver70 | Oct 8, 2021 | Women Over 70: Blog
Our Women Over 70 blog is inspired by our podcast, Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined, where we talk weekly with women in their 70s-100s about things that matter to women as we age. You can listen to their stories in 8 different categories. This blog focuses on Enhancing...
by WomenOver70 | Oct 8, 2021 | Advocates for Women Aging, Podcast, Social Activism
Octogenarian Pat Anderson, 89, retired from her lifelong career as a textile studio craftsman – spinning, knitting, sewing and weaving. Leaving her daughter in charge of the studio, she embarked on an unusual retirement project: creating and providing hand-knit...
by WomenOver70 | Oct 6, 2021 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Three
Karla Klinger, age 87, has been a poet much of her life. However, until now, most of her work has been shared privately. As an early podcast guest, Karla read This Particular Dot in Time. This penetrating poem is the last entry in her first published poetry...