Sandra Butler

Sandra Butler is the author of five books, each designed to identify something unspoken in women’s lives. "Conspiracy of Silence; The Trauma of Incest" brought attention to the sexual violation of girls, "Cancer in Two Voices" frankly explored how a lesbian couple navigates the death of a partner, and "It Never Ends: Mothering Middle-Aged Daughters" described the intersection of aging and mothering, while challenging the myths around both. In "The Kitchen is Closed And Other Benefits of Being Old," Butler chronicled her experience moving from aging all the way to old, and with the recent publication of "Leaving Home at 83," she is now proudly standing alongside and grateful for the generations of women putting their younger, non-arthritic shoulders to the wheel as they work to create the world we need to flourish. She is currently working on her next book, delighting in the richness of her life in Tucson, and hoping not to fall. Her website, sandrabutler.net, reflects the books, articles, and concerns of the past 50 years.