Barbara, I am 48. My mother graduated hs in '62. She was told girls couldn't do chemistry. So my choice of major frightened her. She did her aid training at a hospital like Yvonne. Didn't think she was smart enough to be a nurse. My final year of college she said if I could work, go to college, raise kids and help on the farm surely she could handle LPN training. She was the last nursing student I tutored. She completed in 1990. She was 46.
Yvonne, I have worked in pharmaceuticals and food production. Haven't used litmus since hs!