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For centuries past, and all across the world, there are words for a certain kind of woman. Words that raise our hackles, fire up our blood. Words that tell a story. In this blazing cauldron of a book, the boldest writers of our day take up these words and take up their pen, celebrating fifty years of Virago.

A Southern white writer, educator, and activist, Lillian Smith (1897-1966) spoke out all her life against injustice. In Killers of the Dream, her most influential book, she draws on memories of her childhood to describe the psychological and moral cost of the powerful, contradictory rules about sin, sex, and segregation—the intricate system of taboos—that undergirded Southern society.

Ever wondered why someone on exactly the same diet loses weight much faster than you? Puzzled about why you crave a sugar fix more than other people seem to? Can’t understand why your best friend stresses less than you? Can’t work out why some people love taking risks when you don’t? The answers are all in our genes. Today we sit on the threshold of the most far-reaching health revolution of our times - now we can identify some of the key genes that make a huge difference to our individual makeup.

Hi, I’m Anna from 40s Woman & Beyond. I’m a perimeno coach and pt and together with Genevieve, a friend and nutrition coach I love to work, talk and collaborate with women on a host of events. We were so lucky to persuade Margaret Cabourn-Smith, host of the extremely popular and very funny Podcast “Crushed” to host this, our podcast. We are all women in our perimenopausal years who have different experiences and areas of knowledge, and we wanted to start a conversation on why these can be crazy years, but why they can be great years too. We’d love you to join! DisclaimerAnna ...

The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center is a nonpartisan, independent research and public service unit of the University of Maine (UMaine).

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