Collective Wisdom: Lessons, Inspiration, and Advice from Women over 50

by Grace Bonney

Publisher:

Artisan

, 2021

Overview

POWERFUL WISDOM FROM THE ELDERS OF OUR COMMUNITIES
 
In this rich and multilayered collection of interviews, conversations, and intimate photographs, over 100 trailblazing women describe the ups, downs, and lessons learned while forging their unique paths. Collective Wisdom celebrates the stories of those who have been there and know the road—from an Olympic athlete and a NASA team member to award-winning artists, activists, writers, and filmmakers, from women in their fifties to centenarians. It is also a tribute to the importance of intergenerational connections between women, with interviews conducted by daughters, friends, mentors, and colleagues. Collective Wisdom creates a living, breathing sense of community—a space where all of us can gather, listen, share, and learn.
 

Praise for Collective Wisdom

While it shares a similar layout and open spirit as In the Company of Women, this book enjoys a more expansive look at social engagement, shared responsibility, and the capacity for joy from the perspective of age and a diversity of backgrounds and experience. Over one hundred women from 27 states (urban, rural, Native reservations) were interviewed for the book. . . . It was Bonney’s intention to spotlight women who may not ordinarily enjoy the spotlight and celebrate their life’s achievements, endurance, and pride.

——Lauren LeBlanc, Observer

Grace Bonney is a force, she did it again. Her latest book, Collective Wisdom, celebrates . . . a richly diverse group of trailblazing women over 50. Ordered!

——Tina Roth Eisenberg, the Swiss Miss Newsletter for Everyone

Less lists that are . . . 20 under 20 and more books like this!

——Eva Chen, via Instagram

Product Details

• Title: Collective Wisdom: Lessons, Inspiration, and Advice from Women over 50
• Author: Grace Bonney
• Publisher: Artisan
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 400
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781648291111, 9781579659431, 1579659438, 1648291112
• Resource ID: LLS:9781648291111
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T22:23:02Z

About the Author

Grace Bonney is the author of the bestselling books In the Company of Women and Design*Sponge at Home. Bonney is passionate about equity, inclusivity, and supporting all members of the creative community: she founded Design*Sponge, a daily website dedicated to the creative community, which reached nearly 2 million readers per day for 15 years (and is now officially archived in the Library of Congress); Good Company, a print magazine and podcast about creative entrepreneurs; and After the Jump, a podcast about creatives that has reached over 500,000 listeners per episode. Bonney lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with her wife and their three pets. Find her on Instagram and Twitter at @designsponge.