As quoted in an Atlantic article (12/2/12), psychological researcher Ellen Cole says, “Seventy is a major milestone for women—a wake up call." She goes on to say, “It’s the age at which, according to Pew, most women think ‘old age’ begins.” Wow. This struck home as I’m on this year-long celebration of turning seventy. I …
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Nurses Week 2012: Florence Nightingale’s Birthday (1820-1910)
You may have more in common with Florence Nightingale than you think! To honor this "founder of modern nursing" on her birthday, I'd like to share Ms. Nightingale's view of life as a woman in her Victorian era: "The morning is spent sitting round a table in the drawing room looking at prints, doing worsted …
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