Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History, Often Make Podiatry Appointments

The bumper sticker on Marilyn Canavan’s car says it all: “Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History.” I noticed the sticker on her fender Tuesday as she climbed into her car to head over to her Waterville doctor’s office. She and her good friend, Betty Goulette, were on a mission. Canavan, 80, and Goulette, 78, wanted to present their doctor with a framed poster sporting the smiling faces of, and inspiring quotes from, Harry Belafonte, Betty White, Tony Bennett and other elderly performers who prove that growing old is anything but a death sentence. “We think there’s a lot of negative hype coming at older people right now and we’re not going to let that stop our fun,” Canavan said. Friends for 40 years, she and Goulette are well known in the city. They have lived here all their lives, their kids grew up together and they’re into everything from politics to the performing arts. On any given day, you’ll see them lunching downtown at Jorgensen’s Cafe or Selah Tea Cafe, seeing an independent film at Railroad Square Cinema or taking in a show at the Waterville Opera House. (read more at MorningSentinel)

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