Agatha Christie: Her Brilliant Late-Blooming Encore as an Archaeologist
In her 40s, after a divorce, a breakdown, and a mysterious disappearance, bestselling author Agatha Christie found true love and became an archaeologist.
Late-Blooming Women
Women hold the world together. That often means we put others’ needs before our own. The decades may pass and children become adults before we can truly embrace our creativity. I created this archive to honor and inspire our second, third, and even fourth acts. It’s truly never too late!
Susan Boyle: How She Triumphed Over Bullies and Naysayers at Age 48
Susan Boyle made a difficult entrance into the world and life remained hard for her—until that magical night in 2009 when her voice captivated the world.
Lilian Jackson Braun: A Late-Blooming Author and Her Fabulous Feline Detective
Lilian Jackson Braun published her first “A Cat Who…” mystery at 53. Publishers rejected her fourth installment because it lacked sex and violence. But she prevailed!
Erma Bombeck: Her Hilarious Late-Blooming Wisdom Never Gets Old
Erma Bombeck’s humor column didn’t launch until she was almost 40. It ran for more than 30 years, appeared in 900 papers, and made her a household name.
Marta Becket: Death Valley’s Brave Late-Blooming Dancing Queen
Death Valley Junction is no field of dreams. But for fifty years, dancer Marta Becket built it into an oasis of creative expression. She rescued a ghost town theater, and they came in droves.
Frances Glessner Lee: How One Late Bloomer’s Deathly Dollhouses Influenced CSI
A grandma born in the Victorian era practically invented forensics in her 50s. Frances Glessner Lee’s peculiar tool—miniature murders staged in dollhouses.