Active Elderly Women

Photographs with Interviews

Collected on: 5/4/09

Can be found at: http://www.msmagazine.com/mar03/chornesky.asp

This is a short article about a photographer who is trying to change the perception of elder women in our society. Elders are perceived as being parasitic to society, contributing little or nothing as they waste away. Jessica Chornesky is the photographer who aims to change this perception with photos and interviews of productive women over the age of 70. Some of her photos and interviews are included and they are very convincing. This relates to women's studies because it deals with age discrimination and perception of women based on their age. It accompanies women's studies by trying to combat this false perception and discrimination based on age.

A related topic is age. It is related to age because the topic is age. It focus on changing perception of women based on no factor other than age. The common factor between all the women interviewed is their age which is a reason it relates to age. It is showing that elderly women can and do make contributions to society, many do so more than young men and women.

This reflects a step forward for women because it is fighting discrimination and false preconceptions. It is a step forward because it is effectively discrediting any notion that elderly women are worth any less than anyone else. Its message is a good one and it can be summed up in one quote, "Elders are not a separate species" this is proven beyond doubt by looking at Jessica's work and that is why it is a step forward.