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WEBSITES AND ORGANIZATIONS
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Lauren Hutton’s Good Stuff
An online store with Lauren Hutton’s makeup line; geared toward women, not girls.
Liz Claiborne, Inc.
The Liz Claiborne Foundation, established in 1981, supports nonprofit groups that address women’s concerns such as economic self-sufficiency, positive programming for girls, and family violence.
MedlinePlus: Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation,html
Detailed information on drugs, herbs, and supplements, including their interactions. Can be searched by herb/supplement or drug. A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Menopause Magic
A New York-based site created by Dr. Patricia Yarberry Allen, an obstetrician and gynecologist at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. The site is the link for the New York Menopause Center. Also has links to the New York Menopause Research Foundation, Menopause Mentors, and articles.
More Magazine
The online presence of More magazine, celebrating women over forty. Features current and past articles, a newsletter, and Susanne Braun Levine’s Inventing the Rest of My Life blog.
Ms. Foundation for Women, Inc.
The first and leading women’s fund and foundation engaged across the United States to build women’s collective power to ignite change.
Ms. Magazine
Launched in 1971, it became a major voice of the women’s movement. It continues to cover women’s issues and provides information on women’s rights around the world.
National Council for Research on Women
A network of more than one hundred research, advocacy, and policy centers devoted to informed debate on women’s issues, including global initiatives.
National Women’s Health Network
The National Women’s Health Network develops and promotes a critical analysis of health issues in order to affect policy change and support consumer decision making. The network aspires to a health-care system that is guided by social justice and reflects the needs of diverse women.
Nia
A technique of body-mind-spirit based on the philosophy “through movement we find health.”
North American Menopause Society
The leading nonprofit scientific organization devoted to promoting women’s health and quality of life through an understanding of menopause. This site contains information on menopause, per menopause, early menopause, menopause symptoms, and long-term health effects of estrogen loss, and a wide variety of strategies and therapies to enhance health.
Oasis
A national nonprofit educational organization designed to enhance the quality of life for mature adults. Offers programs in the arts, humanities, wellness, technology, and volunteer service.
Older Women’s League
National grassroots member organization that focuses solely on issues unique to women as they age. OWL strives to improve the status and quality of life for midlife and older women. The site has health and retirement information, a store, news, and links to local chapters.
Outward Bound
www.outwardboundwilderness.org
Outward Bound USA’s official Web site. Look under “Special Focus Courses” for women-only programs. Outward Bound also has international programs in more than twenty countries. Visit Outward Bound International at www.outwardbound.net.
Peace Corps 50+ Volunteers
www.peacecorps.gov/minisite/50plus/index.cfm
The minisite for adults fifty-plus who are interested in joining the Peace Corps. Features detailed health-care and insurance information and an application.
Persimmon Tree
Persimmon Tree is an online literary magazine that showcases the creativity and talent of women over sixty. Features fiction, nonfiction, poetry, theater, and art. Free online subscription available.
The Purpose Prize
An initiative from Civic Ventures to invest in social innovators over sixty by recognizing outstanding achievements, creating a network of people wanting to use their retirement years for the greater good, and channeling funds and assistance to these new pioneers. Awards five $100,000 prizes each year.
Red Hat Society
The worldwide social phenomenon for celebrating women over fifty. More than twenty thousand chapters. Features news, convention information, and a link.
Retirement or WHAT NEXT?
Transitions for women over fifty who want to make the most of life and wish to redefine work, express creativity, consider the possibilities, and ponder what’s next. Provides workshops, discussion groups, and individual consultations.
Revlon
Corporate leader in the fight against women’s cancers.
