Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Virginia (Ginny, Ginger) Hislop is thriving at 105. Here's why.

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Lifelong learning: Stanford GSE student collects her master’s degree after 80 years in education
https://ed.stanford.edu/news/lifelong-learning-stanford-gse-student-collects-her-master-s-degree-after-80-years-education

Her master’s degree was on hold during WWII. She just received it at age 105.
washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/06/26/virginia-hislop-masters-degree-stanford

83 years after finishing her master’s coursework, this Stanford graduate finally received her education degree
cnn.com/2024/06/23/us/virginia-hislop-stanford-university-graduate-trnd/index.html

105-year-old Washington woman gets master's 8 decades after WWII interrupted degree
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/06/21/stanford-virginia-hislop-graduation-masters-degree/74173475007

Meet Virginia Hislop, 105YO Woman Earns Stanford Master's Degree
shethepeople.tv/us/90-year-old-woman-completes-masters-degree-as-oldest-graduate-2049242

‘I’ve waited a long time for this’: woman earns Stanford master’s degree at 105
theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/19/ive-waited-a-long-time-for-this-woman-earns-stanford-masters-degree-at-105

105-Year-Old Great-Grandma Receives Master's 83 Years After Leaving Stanford
kqed.org/arts/13959927/105-year-old-virginia-hislop-stanford-masters-degree-world-war-ii

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