This anthology of poetry and prose by women offers unique first-person accounts of menopause. The 90 contributors--Ursula K. Le Guin, Marge Piercy, Betty Friedan, and Brooke Medicine Eagle, among others--present their feelings about this transition and their reactions to the negative values that society and the medical establishment have given to women who are no longer fertile. They encourage women to consider menopause as a positive change bringing new freedom. Unlike other books on the subject (Sadia Greenwood's Menopause Natural ly , Volcano Pr., 1989. rev. ed.; Anne Dickson and Nikki Henriques's Women on Menopause , Healing Arts Pr., 1988), this one is not restricted to medical and health information. The contributors discuss personal thoughts and urge women to use menopause as an opportunity to make creative changes in their lives. An interesting addition for public, health, and women's studies collections.

This book is available from Dena Taylor detaylor@cabrillo.edu

 

Dena Taylor, MSW, Rutgers University, is retired from careers in social work and education.