02947nam 2200565 a 450 991045665200332120200520144314.01-282-46780-897866124678061-55591-812-3(CKB)2550000000004472(EBL)478386(OCoLC)609853864(SSID)ssj0000366792(PQKBManifestationID)11273074(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000366792(PQKBWorkID)10418489(PQKB)11567551(MiAaPQ)EBC478386(Au-PeEL)EBL478386(CaPaEBR)ebr10309891(EXLCZ)99255000000000447220080326d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTime of our own[electronic resource] in celebration of women over sixty /Elinor Miller Greenberg and Fay Wadsworth WhitneyGolden, Colo. Fulcrum Pub.c20081 online resource (248 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-55591-644-9 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Introduction vii; Chapter 1: The Third Third of Life 1; Chapter 2: The Concept of Reinvention 11; Chapter 3: Changing Roles, Responsibilities,and Relationships 29; Chapter 4: Women and Work 49; Chapter 5: Women and Money 79; Chapter 6: Women and Health 103; Chapter 7: Losses, Regrets, and Gains 137; Chapter 8: From Generation to Generation 165; Chapter 9: From a Room of Our Own to a Time of Our Own 185; Afterword: About Chapter 10 199; Epilogue: "Life Is a Journey" 203; Acknowledgments 205; Appendix A: Interview Guide 207; Appendix B: Health Matters Topics 212Appendix C: Reliable Health Resources on the Web 213Appendix D: Creating Third-Third Transition Learning Environments 216; Endnotes 221; Resources 226The very concept of retirement is changing, especially among women. Today's mature female is a pacesetter, exemplifying a unique approach to work, service, and learning. These women, age 60 and older, find themselves entering the last third of their lives in a state of relative health, optimism, and personal freedom, and are beginning to ask, ""What now?"" Based on extensive interviews, research, and the authors' professional and personal experiences, A Time of Our Own explores the opportunities available in one's ""third third."" A must-read for all women entering this excitiOlder womenUnited StatesLife skills guidesElectronic books.Older women646.7/90820973Greenberg Elinor976475Whitney Fay W976476MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456652003321Time of our own2224407UNINA