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TABLE of CONTENTS*
Aging Artfully,
by Amy Gorman

Acknowledgments *   

On Creativity, Isabel Ferguson    

Introduction, Amy Gorman    

I:     Sonata In Three Centuries    
     LILY HEARST*, 107, PIANIST

     Composer's note:
     Tea and the Melting Pot: Lily and my mom written by Frances Kandl

II:     The Elegant Canvas    
     FRANCES CATLETT, 97, PAINTER

III:     Jung and Dancing from the Inside Out    
     ANN DAVLIN, aka GRACE LOWELL, 95, DANCER

IV:     Yellowlegs, The Storyteller    
     ORUNAMAMU, aka MARY BETH WASHINGTON, 85, STORYTELLER

V:     The Asian Ginger Rogers    
     DOROTHY TAKAHASHI TOY, 88, TAP DANCER

VI:     The Fort Knox of Folk Music     
     FAITH PETRIC, 90, FOLK SINGER

VII:    Viva la Song and la Swirl    
     ROSA MARIA MORALES ESCOBAR, 82,
     SINGER, FOLKLORICO DANCER

VIII: From Rags to Rugs    
     GRACE GILDERSLEEVE, 94, RUG BRAIDER

IX:     The Art of Arranging    
     ELSIE OGATA, 93, IKEBANA ARTIST

X:     Tales from Bristol to Berkeley    
     STELLA TOOGOOD COPE*, 90, STORYTELLER

XI:     Oh, What a Beautiful Doll!    
     MADELINE MASON, 104, DOLL MAKER, SCULPTOR

XII:     Reflections More Light Than Dark     
     ISABEL FERGUSON, aka, BETTY PETERSON, 89 ACTOR,
     PAINTER, ILLUSTRATOR, ASSEMBLAGE ARTIST

Author's Profile: Amy Gorman    
Composer's Profile: Frances Kandl    

CD, "7 Songs of Women" inside back cover

*The ages stated are the ages of the women in 2006, except for two who died, in which cases ages are given at time of death.

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