Podcasts Culture Two Old Bitches: Stories from Women who Reimagine, Reinvent and Rebel S01 Episode 06: Elaine Finsilver The Cracked Plate

S01 Episode 06: Elaine Finsilver The Cracked Plate

Published: Jan. 25, 2017, 10 a.m.

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\\u201cIf you stay removed from life, you don\\u2019t get anything. If you get involved in life, you get everything back!\\u201d
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At 85 1/2, Elaine Finsilver \\xa0is \\u2013 and has always been \\u2013 determined to fill her life with art, politics and love in all their fullness and complexity. Her long life is full of those moments you stand up for your own convictions and justice, no matter the price. From reveling, in the 1950s, in being what her mother called a \\u201cfallen woman\\u201d because she moved in with a crew of bohemians on 103rd Street (including Andy Warhol); to pursuing the love of her life despite major marital complications; to gifting herself the joy of a painting career in her 70s and 80s, Elaine seamlessly radiates the joy and rewards of standing up for your beliefs and yourself. And, despite her mother\\u2019s best efforts to send her to finishing school, our conversation with her reveals, beyond a doubt, that she is anything but finished! Hope you\\u2019ll listen and love Elaine\\u2019s spirit and stories as much as we do. (And, if you want deep indulgence, follow up with our conversation with Elaine's daughter, Jane Summer, about writing and returning home).\\xa0
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