So true. I remember going to a women's workshop about the stages women go through when I was 22 or 23. I was with 2 friends and we were the youngest ones there. But that was the first time I was introduced to the idea of crone as being a positive entity. I still believe that but I find it weird that the book I was reading refers to any woman entering the menopausal stage of life as a crone. The book is also pretty dated so there's that.