Too often, women over the age of forty are expected to fade into the background. It doesn’t matter if we are experienced at whatever we’re doing or if we’re launching something new, the prevailing thought seems to be that we should step aside and let the next generation “have their turn”.

But guess what – some of us over forty haven’t had our turn yet.

R.L. Maizes was one of the first women who came to mind when I decided to start collecting these stories and sharing them here.

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