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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Historical and Theoretical Perspectives Sexism and Ageism | |
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| Images of Middle-Aged and Older Women: Historical, Cultural, and Personal | |
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| Witches, Widows, Wives, and Workers: The Historiography of Older Women in America | |
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| Images of Aging Women through the Years | |
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| Sagacious, Sinful, or Superfluous?: The Social Construction of Older Women | |
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| Economic Issues The Economic Status of Older Women | |
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| Middle-Aged and Older Women in the Work Force | |
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| Retirement and Women | |
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| Health, Psychological, and Living Issues | |
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| The Health of Older Women: A Diverse Experience | |
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| Developmental Models of Midlife and Aging in Women: Metaphors for Transcendence and for Individuality in Community | |
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| Life Satisfaction and Older Women: Factor Structure Consistency among Age Cohorts | |
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| Reminiscence among Older Women | |
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| Curl<$$$> Suicidal Behavior in Middle-Aged and Older Women | |
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| Women Survivors: The Oldest Old | |
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| Religion and Faith Development of Older Women | |
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| Voluntarism Among Older Women | |
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| Living Arrangements for Midlife and Older Women | |
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| Racial, Ethnic, and Demographic Issues Midlife and Older Black Women | |
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| Hidden Lives: Aging and Contemporary American Indian Women | |
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| Hennessy Issues and Trends Affecting Asian Americans, Women, and Aging | |
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| Chicanas and Aging: Toward Definitions of Womanhood | |
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| Rural Older Women | |
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| Relationships Family Relationships of Midlife and Older Women | |
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| Single Women in Later Life | |
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| Friendship Patterns Among Older Women | |
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| Older Women and the Experience of Widowhood | |
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| Women and Caregivers for the Elderly | |
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| Fathers, Daughters, and Caregiving: Perspectives from Psychoanalysis and Life-Course Social Science | |
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| Conclusions and Research Implications | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |