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my weekend:

moids:

foids:

^ Toni Morrison - Published her first novel The Bluest Eye at 39, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature at 62.

^ Anna Mary Robertson (“Grandma Moses”) – Began painting seriously in her 70s; became an acclaimed folk artist.

^ Katherine Johnson – Though she was a math prodigy young, her key contributions to NASA trajectory calculations came in her 40s and 50s.

^ Maria Montessori – Developed the Montessori method and opened her first classroom at age 36.

^ May-Britt Moser – Won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine at 51.

^ Viola Davis – Gained major acclaim and won her first Oscar at 51.

^ Lucille Ball – Launched I Love Lucy at age 40, which became one of the most influential sitcoms ever.

^ Phyllis Diller – Started her stand-up comedy career at 37 and became a household name in her 40s.

^ Julia Child – Published Mastering the Art of French Cooking at 49 and became a TV chef in her 50s.

^ Vera Wang – Entered fashion design at 40, launching her brand after working in journalism and figure skating.

^ Angela Merkel – Elected as Chancellor of Germany at 51.

^ Sojourner Truth – Gained national fame as an abolitionist speaker in her 50s and 60s.

^ Wangari Maathai – Won the Nobel Peace Prize at 64 for her environmental and human rights work.

^ Tarana Burke – Started using the phrase “Me Too” in 2006 in her 30s; the movement became global more than a decade later.