CALL FOR PAPERS Demeter Press is seeking submissions for an edited collection The Music of Motherhood Co-editors: Martha Joy Rose, Lynda Ross, and Jennifer Hartmann Publication Date: Fall 2016 Music is an important form of self-expression and vehicle for social engagement. Activists like Charlotte Perkins Gilman published songs calling for suffragists “to lift mankind” inContinue reading “The Music of Motherhood”
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The Motherhood Double Standard
For my work, I am the nanny to an adorable “four and three-quarters” year-old boy. He is extremely bright, sweet, friendly, and funny. I pick him up from school five days a week, bring him around to his after-school activities, cook/feed him his dinner, and supervise his bath before going home. With his school beingContinue reading “The Motherhood Double Standard”
Community, Caring, and Education [CLICK]
The Museum of Motherhood (M.O.M.) is an exhibition and education center dedicated to the exploration of family – past, present, and future. We highlight the many roles of women throughout history and in contemporary culture. In our museum space we provide mothers, fathers, youth, caregivers, and mothers-to-be insights into what they will experience as parents and how to handle it. WeContinue reading “Community, Caring, and Education [CLICK]”
Reading Research on the Family, Part II
In my previous post, “Reading Research on the Family,” I indicated that I am a fan of dismantling conventional wisdom held around motherhood and the family. Stephanie Coontz had me drinking that Kool-Aid after I read her books, The Way We Never Were and The Way We Really Are. So when I stumbled upon anContinue reading “Reading Research on the Family, Part II”