80 Years Old and Still Going Strong!

Dorothy Dimitre makes some excellent point here on what it means to be an 'older' woman in today's society.

Real Life: Some respect, please, for women of a certain age - Inside Bay Area

She makes a lot of sense here:

"In our culture where youth is worshipped and aging is dreaded like the plague, we have a lot going against us. God forbid that a woman should display a wrinkle or a gray hair that indicates that she may be older than she wishes to appear. Young women have it drummed into their heads that they must do anything to avoid appearing "mature." Therefore the multibillion dollar diet, cosmetics and plastic surgery industries exist.

Despite our age, my friends and I feel we still have a lot to offer. We aren't ready to fade into the wallpaper."

have a lot to offer. We aren't ready to fade into the wallpaper.

You tell 'em Dorothy!