April 5-6, 2019 FULL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Rewriting Trauma & Visibility: Motherwork, Pregnancy, and Birth Keynote presentations with Khiara M. Bridges and Roksana Badruddoja. See the schedule for more information. GENERAL INFORMATION The international MOM Conference is an annual event that features research, scholarship, and creative collaboration in the area of Mother Studies. Each year, theContinue reading “MOM Conference 2019 – April 5-6 – The Public is Invited”
Category Archives: Policy
Support For All Mothers – Last post by Shauna Ricketts
The goal of this project was to support ALL mothers, regardless of their family form or personal circumstance. Stories and faces negate stereotypes and disprove assumptions that accumulate as a result of societal reflections. This project has demonstrated that funding and programming are not the only expressions of positive community support. Demand for mental healthContinue reading “Support For All Mothers – Last post by Shauna Ricketts”
Jubilant, Yet Real – By Shauna Ricketts
This week I interviewed Jess who was accompanied by Addy, her jubilant one and a half year old daughter, during my time with her. As a straight A student at the age of 19, Jess did not intend to have a child but her journey of motherhood has provided her with lessons in love andContinue reading “Jubilant, Yet Real – By Shauna Ricketts”
#Hillary Paradox [CLICK]
When weighing her bid for the White House, Hillary Clinton repeatedly said that she wanted to have time to spend with her soon-to-be granddaughter. Of course, in saying that, Hillary was presumably playing us, as her inevitable entry into the race had to have been decided even at that point. But maybe she had moreContinue reading “#Hillary Paradox [CLICK]”