As with most colleges, the buildings of my alma mater carried the namesakes of whoever had donated the money for their construction. During undergrad, I would pass by these buildings on campus with no real consideration for their benefactors or how they came to be on campus. The only real associations I made were whatContinue reading “Euthenics at Vassar 1800’s Style & Mother Studies Today”
Author Archives: MOM
The Music of Motherhood
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”
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]”