From a press release:University of Wyoming professor emerita of nursing Fay W. Whitney will sign copies of her new book Thursday, Oct. 2, at Chickering Books, 203 South Second Street in Laramie.
Whitney and co-author Elinor Miller Greenberg's new book is "A Time of Our Own: Celebrating Women Over 60," a guide for women in the "third third" of life.
"In short, it is a compilation of materials for women and men about this phase of adult development (age 60 and older) using examples of a 40-person qualitative interview survey," says Whitney. "I think we were successful in representing the things important to women in this third of life."
"A pioneering work that helps all of us understand the dramatic changes in our world that make growing older for women a new beginning... What a thorough, well-organized, well-written book. A much-needed and significant exploration and celebration," says Barbara Love, editor of "Feminists Who Changed America."
Both Whitney and Greenberg are wives, mothers and grandmothers. Greenberg designs innovative higher education programs for adults. She has written, co-written or edited nine books and numerous articles and pamphlets.
Whitney, who concentrated on her career in nursing for 47 years, finally got a chance to celebrate in "A time of Our Own." She taught at UW from 1993-2002, and served as director of UW's nurse practitioner program. To help provide care for seniors, she helped open a wellness clinic at Laramie's Eppson Senior Center.
"Yes, we should celebrate! We are the first generation of women to reach their sixties in good health and ready to exhale and do what we want! A great read! You'll love it," says Patricia S. Schroeder, president and CEO, Association of American Publishers.
Whitney and Greenberg plan to have several other book signings of their book, published by Fulcrum Publishers in Golden, Colo.
