OSHER 370 - Women Growing into Wisdom

Rarely heard are the female voices that express the knowledge and blessings that come with age. Why is that? This course suggests that culture affects the way we perceive ourselves; that we need a more balanced view of women and aging; and that a fuller understanding of the developmental aspects of being female can deepen our experience of growth in the middle and later years of life. In this course students use scholarly and popular writings, poetry, media, discussions, and personal projects to examine interpretations that support womanhood as a continuous process of growth. The sharing of new myths and models for the second half of life opens possibilities for savoring the fruits of long-life experience, and reaping and sowing the gifts of wisdom.