Nina Lorez Collins is the founder of an online forum for women over 40 called What Would Virginia Woolf Do? She’s written a book by the same title and is interested in issues around female empowerment, sexuality, aging, health and general well-being. She’s a graduate of Barnard College, has a Masters degree from Columbia in the field of Narrative Medicine, and has a long professional background in book publishing, both as a literary scout and then as an agent. She has four nearly grown children and lives in Brooklyn Heights.
Nina shares:
• The catalyst for creating her group — originally intended for 20 of her closest friends — now filled with over 26k actively engaged members.
• What she’s learned from women over 40
• How she’s honoring her mother’s legacy in a huge way
• Plus, what does the term “forty thrive” mean to her?
Links we mentioned:
What Would Virginia Woolf Do? (Book)
Notes from a Black Woman’s Diary (Kathleen Collins)
What Ever Happened to Interracial Love?
Losing Ground
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I feel compelled to urge women not to reveal anything too personal in the What Would Virginia Wolf Do Facebook group.The group is only private in theory. The moderators do not screen members. All one needs to join is a bare-bones Facebook page. You don’t need a photo or to have any relevant details filled out. They let in pretty much anyone.I have seen screenshots of conversations posted in other forums. Given how gossipy many of the members are and how quick they are to expose intimate details of the lives of women they call friends, I would never post anything of a sensitive or personal nature in this group. It’s poorly moderated and is an overall toxic environment full of women obsessed with their looks and with men.