The Long Life of the ‘Perfect’ Woman

Wednesday, January 2, 2013 - 22:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Elsie Scheel, who 5 foot 7 and 171 pounds when she was called the epitome of “perfect health” a century ago at age 24, valued being active and athletic and lived to 90.

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