by WomenOver70 | Aug 26, 2020 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Two
Jazz/Blues performer, educator, actress and Professor Emerita at Columbia College Chicago, Bobbi Wilsyn, 72, has lived a life of purpose. Now in her 3rd act, she is redesigning her career and looking forward to new adventures and opportunities to serve, in ways that...
by WomenOver70 | Aug 21, 2020 | Advocates for Women Aging, Podcast, Season Two
Dr. Holstein, a vocal advocate for women aging, speaks both to individuals and the larger politic. She urges women to own their age—if you are old, acknowledge it. Live by your norms, not those for people far younger: Intergenerational conversations are important....
by WomenOver70 | Aug 19, 2020 | Podcast, Reinvention, Season Two
From childhood, Sallie longed to communicate with creatures different from her – human and otherwise. Her difficult upbringing and early adulthood influenced the paths she chose in her life. A white woman growing up in the south, guided by a black...
by WomenOver70 | Aug 12, 2020 | Podcast, Season Two, Social Service
Living in 9 places in 11 years taught Diana how to adapt as a young woman. She had to figure things out. First an art therapist and then a school adjustment counselor, Diana realized she would need multiple degrees to further her career and provide her with the...
by WomenOver70 | Aug 5, 2020 | Podcast, Season Two
Nancy Reid started her career as a greeter at a television executives conference in Miami, FL. The executive who hired her was so impressed by her innate ability to sell that he asked if he could professionally mentor her. That launched her into 30 years as a sales...