Mature Women Archive ((top)) Instant

Ultimately, the Mature Women Archive is an act of preservation. It saves the stories of the women who raised us, led us, and fought battles we are still fighting today. It tells the young girl looking at a history book that she has a future beyond her 30s. It tells the older woman looking in the mirror that she is still part of the cultural conversation.

Elena laughed, then stopped laughing. Her own mother had said almost those exact words.

Historically, the "archive" was a place where older women went to disappear. In advertising and media, once a woman passed the age of 40, she was relegated to the background—a grandmother knitting, a neighbor gossiping, or a faceless consumer of household products.

: Host hybrid (in-person and remote) events to launch the feature and gather feedback directly from the mature women whose stories are being featured. Unsaid Things, Unwritten Words. The Language of Motherhood

Mature women workers : a profile : United States. Women's Bureau