“Francien Krieg is painting me. Naked! A nude painting of an elderly woman with a slightly battered body.” Letty Groenewoud, […]
Tag Archive for ‘older women’
“If you had sex with her, she’d fall to pieces”
That was a comment made by Debbie Arnold about Joan Collins (above) on the popular breakfast TV show Good Morning […]
500 Strong: Artist celebrates older women’s beauty
Why do older women pose for a nude photoshoot? Is it to be brave? For fun? To be rebellious? To […]
The Art of Aging
At a time when the coronavirus pandemic is revealing a deeply held prejudice towards older adults, it is a delight […]
Older Women Rock!
Wow. I have just found this amazing project Older Women Rock! by Leah Thorn. The project is about exploring and […]
Creases: Tate Modern explores age, sexual identities, anxieties and desires
As part of the Bedfellows Sex Re-education programme of events, Tate Modern is hosting a performance called ‘Creases’ which […]
Farm-to-vagina lube? Grace and Frankie tackle intimate dryness
Well, what can I say? Grace and Frankie (the fabulous show starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin) take on the […]
I Know a Woman Like That
I Know a Woman Like That is an uplifting documentary produced by Elaine Madsen and her daughter Virginia Madsen. They […]
Invisible and silent: The sexual assault of older women
My post re-blogged from the Journal of Advanced Nursing’s interactive blog, which marked the United Nation’s 16 Days of Activism […]
When exactly is your ‘last f***able day’?
The answer to that seems to be some time in your late 30s, if you’re a woman and […]
‘Pro-ageing’ beauty articles: Why we should cast a critical eye
Over the last few years I’ve noticed an increase in the number of articles that celebrate the physical appearance of […]
Playboy models then and now
New York magazine recently ran an article on Playboy models then and now. It featured six women who had posed […]
Ageism and sexism in the media: Still looking for the older female TV presenters
David Dimbleby was quoted in the Guardian earlier this week saying that “television must re-examine its ageist and sexist […]
Feminism, older women and sexuality
To mark International Women’s Day 2013, March 8th saw the launch of a compendium of essays which highlighted the […]
Dr Sharron Hinchliff 