Margaret Morganroth Gullette, Author at Women's eNews

Margaret Morganroth Gullette

Margaret Morganroth Gullette is the author of "Agewise: Fighting the New Ageism in America," which won a 2012 Eric Hoffer Book Award, and a co-author, most recently, of “The Big Move” (Indiana University Press). Many of her essays have been cited as notable in “Best American Essays.” She is a resident scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University.

Aging in Place, or Time for the Big Move?

By Margaret Morganroth Gullette ● Commentary ● June 28, 2016

The choice isn’t as easy as I thought, for someone still completely in love with the 1876 Victorian my husband and I made home 45 years ago.

Florence Nightingale–Dammit–Still Shows the Way

By Margaret Morganroth Gullette ● Arts & Culture ● March 27, 2013

In caregiving, not enough has changed since the 19th century. Feminism must put age issues–affordable long-term-care insurance, more geriatric training in med schools and a campaign of anti-ageism–higher on the agenda.

Sex Can Also Get Better, Not Worse, With Age

By Margaret Morganroth Gullette ● Arts & Culture ● August 21, 2011

Despite common assumptions, youth sex isn’t the only good sex, says Margaret Morganroth Gullette. In this excerpt from her book, “Agewise: Fighting the New Ageism in America,” she posits that many women find that sex actually improves with age.

My Mother’s Abortion Improved All of Our Lives

By Margaret Morganroth Gullette ● Commentary ● April 30, 2010

There are many decisions a woman must make for her family as well as herself, including ending a pregnancy. Margaret Morganroth Gullette looks back on a secret choice her mother made decades ago and how it helped the life paths of her entire family.

Ageist Health ‘Reforms’ Can Be Lethal

By Margaret M. Gullette & Margaret Morganroth Gullette ● Commentary ● November 12, 2009

Many women are angry with the House health bill for its abortion exclusion. But the plan also singles out poor people over 50–a group dominated by women–for legal and lethal bias, says Margaret Morganroth Gullette. And that’s not the only danger ahead.

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