"The Journey is Over. Love to All.".

The author explores the book "The Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond Sixty" by feminist scholar Carolyn Heilbrun of Columbia University. Topics include the academic community's reaction to the suicide of Heilbrun in 2003, the author's reflection on the melancholy being felt by Heilbrun as she wrote in t...

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Publicado en:Women's Studies Vol. 53; no. 6; pp. 665 - 674
Autor principal: Greene, Gayle
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2024
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Sumario:The author explores the book "The Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond Sixty" by feminist scholar Carolyn Heilbrun of Columbia University. Topics include the academic community's reaction to the suicide of Heilbrun in 2003, the author's reflection on the melancholy being felt by Heilbrun as she wrote in the book, her thoughts on the second wave of feminism, Heilbrun's interest in the history of women, and views on Heilbrun's description of aging and retirement as liberation in her book.