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Tomorrow begins today : African American women as we age / edited by Cheryl D. Woodruff.
LIBRA - Rare HQ1059.5 .T66 2005 Banks copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American middle-aged women.
- African American women--Health and hygiene.
- African American women.
- African American women--Economic conditions.
- Aging--Social aspects--United States.
- Aging.
- Aging--Social aspects.
- United States.
- Aging--United States--Psychological aspects.
- Psychological aspects.
- Black or African American.
- Aging--psychology.
- Middle Aged.
- Socioeconomic Factors.
- Women's Health.
- Aging--Psychological aspects.
- Medical Subjects:
- Black or African American.
- Aging--psychology.
- Middle Aged.
- Socioeconomic Factors.
- Women's Health.
- United States.
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xxv pages, 1 unnumbered page, 350 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : National Council of Negro Women, [2005]
- Summary:
- "Tomorrow begins today is the first book of its kind to consider what African American women ages 35 to 59 want out of life ... It is a manual for improving your physical and mental health, increasing your financial stability, and maintaining an overall sense of well-being as you live and age"--Page xi.
- Contents:
- Part I: Finance. Slow and steady wins the race / Mellody Hobson; Invest in yourself / Sheryl Hilliard Tucker; You gotta have a plan; Earn more, dial down debt, and protect everything; Save more, invest wisely, and retire in style
- Part II: Health. Living longer, living better: making informed health decisions; Wellness: a conscious choice; Obesity and stress: the #1 threat to Black women's wellness; 12 steps to a wellthier you
- Part III: Life Satisfactions. Saying yes to your life / Iyanla Vanzant; In search of life satisfaction / Valerie Burton; The first commandment
- love thyself, know thyself, honor thyself; Building healthy relationships; Deepening your spiritual connection
- Afterword / Cheryl R. Cooper.
- Notes:
- "Cover photograph and design: Quillard Inc."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-331) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- ISBN:
- 0976540002
- 9780976540007
- OCLC:
- 63046456
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