Sounds pretty ominous. Being that this is the year I gracefully transition to being 45, I went to my bookshelves & searched for a little wisdom. I found this book, a joke gift given by a friend a few years ago. (thanks, ER!) Somehow, my mind is not at ease, after thumbing through Mrs. Emma F. Angell Drake's fine book: "Purity & Truth: Self & Sex Series: What a Woman of Forty-Five Ought to Know." 1902.Here below are some bullet highlights of the vast subjects she covers. If any of you gals out there need more details, let me know.
relation of early habits to later aches & ills
equipped for the change by the creator
the fear that unnerves many
the age at which it usually appears
jewish women
placid vs. nervous women
childless women
excesses
effect upon sight
increase of flesh
chilliness, dizziness
nature as woman's helper
irritability
fall house cleaning
Mr. Bok's description of English women
dress during this period
when the daughter from boarding school returns to make radical changes in the home
Sounds pretty ominous. Being that this is the year I gracefully transition to being 45, I went to my bookshelves & searched for a little wisdom. I found this book, a joke gift given by a friend a few years ago. (thanks, ER!) Somehow, my mind is not at ease, after thumbing through Mrs. Emma F. Angell Drake's fine book: "Purity & Truth: Self & Sex Series: What a Woman of Forty-Five Ought to Know." 1902. Here below are some bullet highlights of the vast subjects she covers. If any of you gals out there need more details, let me know.
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