Title

Writing One's Own Story: Women, Aging, and the Social Narrative

Authors

Valory Mitchell, Alliant International University - San Francisco
Cindy M. Bruns, Central Washington UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

Psychology

Publication Date

2011

Abstract

Aging for women within a patriarchal and youth-based culture has always been fraught with oppression; the experience is even more complicated in the 21st century. Over the past 30 years, feminist therapy has begun to address the phenomenological experience of women as they age and the specific needs of women over age 50. This article extends the work of previous feminist writers, offers challenges to feminism's continued ageism, and suggests ways feminists can help women navigate aging in the 21st century.

Comments

Cindy Bruns is the Director of Counseling at CWU's Counseling Services.

This article was originally published in Women & Therapy. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

Due to copyright restrictions, this article is not available for free download from ScholarWorks @ CWU.

Recommended Citation

Mitchell, V., & Bruns, C. M. (2010). Writing One’s Own Story: Women, Aging, and the Social Narrative. Women & Therapy, 34(1–2), 114–128. https://doi.org/10.1080/02703149.2011.532701

Journal

Women & Therapy