Another kind of champion

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A woman who became a paraplegic at age 36 describes how she learned to live fully although she was wheelchair bound. She married and has acted in a soap opera and the movie 'Agnes of God.' She founded the Infinity Dance Theater, a dance troupe that includes disabled dancers and dancers over 40.

author: Burstein, Patricia, Lunn, Kitty
Dancers, Paraplegics

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"I'm a mom again - at 51!" (actress Adrienne Barbeau)

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Barbeau gave birth to twin baby boys on St, Patrick's Day in 1997, making her one of the less than 100 women in the world to give birth past the age of 50. The actress best known for her role in the TV series 'Maude' adamantly defends the right of older women to become mothers.

author: Neumeyer, Kathleen
Personal narratives, Pregnancy, Middle aged women, Pregnancy in middle age, Barbeau, Adrienne

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Our favorite Mary

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Moore is still as perky and as slim at age 60 as she was as a twentysomething star of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show.' Her personal life has been marked by several tragedies, including the accidental shooting death of her son and only child, Richie, in 1980.

author: Collins, Gail
Moore, Mary Tyler

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subjects list: Behavior, Actors, Actresses
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