Word: woman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...woman who knows a thing or two about trying times sat next to me on the train the other day. Gladys, who now resides in Milton, Mass., survived the Blitz in England during WWII. "Those were some trying times," she recalled. "When you said goodbye to your family and friends in the morning, you never knew if would see them again...
...many experiences in my classes where theT.F. would turn to me and ask, 'What's the woman'sperspective on this? because I was the only womanin my section," Piltch recalls...
...portraits. He never painted the black women whose appearance struck him so forcibly. He concentrated on his own relatives, especially Estelle Musson, Rene's blind wife, for whom he felt strong pity and sympathy--"She manages it in an unprecedented manner... And there is no hope!" Invalids, like the Woman with Bandage, figure largely in his New Orleans work, reminding you what a plague spot the delta city...
DEPRESSING CHOLESTEROL Low cholesterol may be great for the heart, but it may not be so great for a woman's state of mind. A new study suggests that young women with low blood cholesterol (below 160 mg/dL) may be twice as prone to depression as those with higher levels. But don't go wolfing down a pastrami sandwich; the findings need to be confirmed. And if your cholesterol starts inching up, you could be at risk for heart disease--which can be really depressing...
Women in their 20s have The Rules to guide them. But what about the mature woman who finds herself on her own after many years? In Single Again: A Guide for Women Starting Over, Victoria Jaycox offers the middle-aged or older woman upbeat advice on how to maneuver successfully as a single. She also discusses the next set of questions that arise: Where should I live? Should I start a new career? Should I get married again? Women experiencing the dislocation of sudden singlehood will find Jaycox's book a helpful companion...