ya'll heard of "the wall?"
^ 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.
so moids, tell me more about how women's social value rapidly declines after 25? Tell me more about how if I don't "settle down" by 25 I'll become desperate and bitter?
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