Miriam Weinstein, Author

Could 100 million women be wrong?  Some people in China think so. The dancing grannies typically get together in public parks to practice, exercise and just, dare we say it, have fun. This puts some others in a snit. They are reluctant to give over public space to these women.…

Back before recorded history (1969 or thereabouts) an M.I.T. scientist referred to a concept he called a “grandmother cell.” Jerry Lettvin was a professor of electrical and bioengineering and communications physiology. He was also a bit of a character. He loved reducing things to their logical inconsistency. He also enjoyed…

Maybe yes, if having fun is defined as being closer to their grandchildren. It may be the extension of that old saying, “A son is a son ‘till he takes a wife; a daughter’s a daughter for the rest of her life.” Of course, in the real world, this comes…

So far, it's a state-by-state movement, with grandmothers in Seattle, in Kansas City, on Cape Cod. It began as a response to the shootings at Sandy Hook, and has been picking up momentum. Grandmothers have been marching, and meeting with state and congressional representatives to promote a saner and safer…

Why on earth was I surprised? My own grandmother had a bracelet with a dangling charm for each of her grandchildren. But clearly, I have not  kept up with the changes in the grandma jewelry market. These days -- so many choices! Necklaces, bracelets, pendants; all manner of charms and…

It’s been a quiet few decades on the feminism front. Grandma used to feel sad when she heard that young women didn’t want to identify with the f word, even as they took for granted changes in the work world and on the home front that we, as young women,…

Want to watch a new grandmother splutter and try to retain her self-control? Just ask her about safety. Sure, we know that the goal is to prevent injury and save lives, but sheesh! don’t these people know when to lighten up? These people would refer to the parents; the adults…

Amy Craton began her college career with high hopes, in 1962. Unfortunately, a divorce and single parenthood forced her to drop out in order to support her four children. Fast forward (maybe not so fast) half a century. In 2013, she decided to finish the degree that she had begun.…

When Mary LaCava's first grandchild went off to college, she tucked a twenty dollar bill into an envelope and, using old hotel stationery, sent it off with a short note.  "I figured she could use it," she recalled. She continued the practice every week. That was twenty years, and twelve…

A British fashion retailer ran a survey to see who Brits thought was the most glamorous grandmother of all:  do you think there was any self-interest involved? Guess who won with 40 percent of a seven-woman field? Kate Middleton's mum Carole, who, it is said, shares clothing with her duchess…