European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 the stars and stripes tues any february 4. 1986 year of woman Linda Evans of to s dynasty Glamor Over the age of 40. By Sandra l. Latimer United press International s Andy Good a divorced Mother who own her own business in Columbus Ohio in t afraid to say she is 46 years old. And she says As the first of the Post War baby Boomers hit 40 in 1986, it s Lime older women Are honoured. Although she s not wearing Rose coloured . On any Day Cood she is Likely to be wearing a Button with Bright Raspberry Sellers proclaiming 1986 As the year of the older woman Good and Long Lime Riend Barb Nielsen says their push to name the year in Honor of Over-40 females is an attempt to dispel the historic Misnomer of Middle age and a tribute to women who Don t Lee old at the age of 40 the to o recall helping a Friend celebrate her 40lh birthday and remembering How depressed she left while they were feeling so Good about themselves said Good. That s when we decided to do something about it she said a Lew Days Laler the idea was still there so we did something about their idea is to show thai women Over the age of 40 can do whatever they want. They quickly Point to actresses Jane Fonda Linda Evans and loan Collins As examples. They be tried to peddle the idea of 1986 As the year of the older woman to City state and Federal govern ment. In reply. Columbus mayor Dana Rinehart not quite yet 40. Proposed his Wile. Carol who is Al ready 40, Lor membership among the honoured older woman ranks. Ohio gov. Richard f. Celeste has yet to reply but Good and Nielsen received a letter from the White House acknowledging the Celebration package they sent. Thai Celebration package in a Bright Pink sack includes a purple Streamer a bag of confetti and a Button proclaiming 1986 the year of the older woman. Getting older a a Beautiful experience Jane Fonda shows How to keep fit. Good and Nielsen Are pretty Good examples of older women doing their thing. Both were married Young returned to College when their children Well to school changed course of study and went through divorces. Good says when she was growing up girls could gel an education but were still expected to marry and raise a family. That education she said was in traditional Fields. But she had some Good information from her father. He told me to fill my bag so i d have a lot to choose from she said. Good had a merchandising background and now owns her own advertising Agency. Nielsen began As an Art history major had a banking background and now Sells specially advertising. The two have even formed a business older women unlimited to Market Novelty items Lor their proposed Celebration. They be created buttons Collee mugs Sun visors. To shirts sweatshirts night shirts bumper stickers and note pads to help promote their idea. Bolh admit they have creative minds and had no trouble expressing their ideas to design the novelties they re Selling. Their logo consists of silhouettes of three women in Active positions alongside the phrase the year of the older women 1986." the figures of the women Are Black while the let ters Are in the Bright Raspberry which they say Signi fies Energy and direction two qualities of today s woman. They also capitalized on the popular use of a heart to stand in for the word love for an i love older women logo. It used to be that hitting 40 was so dreadful the pair said. But look at women today Good said. You con stantly hear you Don l look 40. What does 40 look like for that matter 30 or 507" she asked. Women today know now to Lake care of themselves both physically and emotionally and this is reflected in their Altitude. They be taken positive control of their lives and this atty de reflects in their appearance Good said add ing that "1986 will celebrate that there is no age that is Demarca Toro this coming year As Good put it. Is the year for women to say we know ii we feel it we Are going to celebrate it women getting older is a Beautiful exp
