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Chronologically Gifted: Author Stephanie Coontz on Aging while Female

By Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18511152

Stephanie Coontz teaches history and family studies at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, and is the author of multiple books including The Way We Never Were:  American Families and the Nostalgia Trap.  She provides a historical perspective on women and aging in Western culture.  As she notes, "Women carry a double burden of ageism."

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