In 1980, a psychiatric nurse at Chicago's Michael Reese Hospital (and mother of two) divorced her husband in the midst of a particularly troubled married life and decided to pursue her lifelong dream of an acting career. She was 40.

Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 Can’t tell you how much I appreciated this today. I’m a 48-year-old mother of 4, and I just started law school this week! I’m equal parts excited and terrified.

@vaccineharpy Caileen Crecco 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Good luck to both of you! I’m 49 and start a PhD program this week. Excited and terrified beyond measure, so it must be the right thing!

Cheryl Lyon @vaccineharpy Caileen Crecco 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Yesss to all of you! 🙌 Can I please be a part of this incredible club? I'm 47 and have wanted to learn piano for 40 yrs. Last week I finally said to myself, 'Well what the hell is stopping you?' So I researched and just bought a portable keyboard. I'm DOING IT, damnit!