by WomenOver70 | May 6, 2020 | Podcast, Season Two, Social Activism
For the past five decades, Rebecca Sive, age 70, has built coalitions—across lines of age, ethnicity, race, gender, and political persuasion– to address a range of social issues. Her primary focus is advancing women’s rights in all fronts, especially their...
by WomenOver70 | Apr 29, 2020 | Podcast, Reinvention, Season Two
Dinah Lin began life in Shanghai, China. She, along with her mother and two siblings, escaped on the last boat out of Shanghai in 1949, just before the Communists closed the borders. Her father was already in the United States on a research grant. Dinah grew up in...
by WomenOver70 | Apr 22, 2020 | Health and Wellness, Podcast, Season Two, Social Service
Sue Ross, age 74, took 8 years to transition from her full-time faculty position in Social Work to “being done” in 2018. Even though Sue taught gerontology and retirement transition, she needed plenty of time to “find my way” through the process. A ‘spinster’ by...
by WomenOver70 | Apr 15, 2020 | Catherine and Gail, Podcast, Season Two
Amid a global pandemic, from separate locations, Catherine and Gail reflect on themes that emerge from the inspiring and provocative stories of our guests. In this retrospective episode, we highlight women who have experienced spiritual awakenings and now focus on...
by WomenOver70 | Apr 7, 2020 | Podcast, Season Two, Spirituality and Healing
Jennifer is an inspiring advocate of aging. A horrific accident that fatally killed all members of a friend’s family, plus her own bout of unremitting pain from a shingles attack, completely shook her faith. The path she embarked on resulted in authoring her 1st book...
by WomenOver70 | Apr 1, 2020 | Podcast, Reinvention, Season Two
As soon as the conversation starts with Jackie Walker, you are drawn in. Here is a woman who has spent her entire career in mainstream fashion, first on the retail floor, then in HR. And then she had an AHA. She reinvented herself and became known as the Dr. of...
by WomenOver70 | Mar 25, 2020 | Play, Podcast, Season Two
Come springtime, you will find 70-year-old Linda Schaefer at the Minnesota Twins ballpark, where she works as an usher about 55 days of the season. Linda’s love of the Twins spans over 60 years, starting in grade school when she listened (yes, listened, no TV) to...
by WomenOver70 | Mar 18, 2020 | Podcast, Season Two, Social Service
Cory Ryan is a former nun of the Congregation of Maryknoll Sisters in Maryknoll, New York. She saw it as a way to pursue a life of exploration and service. She participated during a period of time when the church began to recognize that sisters were individuals....
by WomenOver70 | Mar 11, 2020 | Podcast, Season Two, Social Activism
Would you want your claim to fame to be that you attacked a mysterious shooter, at your monthly Board Meeting in 2010, by smacking him in the head with your small (Brahmin) purse? At this Bay District school board meeting, with 300+ people attending, Ginger Littleton...
by WomenOver70 | Mar 4, 2020 | Podcast, Season Two, Social Activism
At age 74, Heather Booth thrives as a visionary leader who makes big change happen. Ever since her teen years, Heather has championed social movements and built organizations—civil rights, women’s rights, labor rights, and others. She describes her entry into...
by WomenOver70 | Feb 26, 2020 | Podcast, Season Two, Spirituality and Healing
Born and raised in Kobe, Japan, Yukiko moved to the United States in the 9th grade when her father accepted a job in New York. After 4 years, her family returned to Japan. She was determined to complete her education in the States. Graduating from City College of New...
by WomenOver70 | Feb 18, 2020 | Podcast, Season Two, Spirituality and Healing
In this episode: Jania Aebi, age 86, lives and works in Switzerland as a healer. Challenges have always shaped her. Born in Poland before World War II, she was sent to England at 11 years old to continue her studies. She had no language, no family and a belief system...