Tag Archives: family

Health, Wellness & Black Maternal Health Week at MoM

Our impact over the course of the few few weeks was 200 + American and international guests that began with a tour with Girls Rock, St Pete on March 13th at MoM and was followed by the USF sponsored Annual MoM Conference 14-16 and ended with the MoM Art Auction on March 18th in Tampa. Thanks to everyone who participated!

April begins with Health, Wellness & Education event access for ALL at the Museum of Motherhood. MoM is FREE and OPEN to the community at large. Join us now in-person, remotely and online.

Making New Friends, Thanking Old Friends, St Pete Connections & Our Shared Success in 2024

THIS IS OUR YEAR: Please join us in thanking WEDU for an incredible portrayal of 20 years worth of labor on the MoM distilled into a 10 minute profile, airing tonight at 8:30PM EST on local/FL TV. Links here too.

Reading Research on the Family

A few years ago, my sister forwarded me a link to an op-ed in the New York Times written by a guest columnist who we both counted as one of our favorite academics to read when we were in college. Stephanie Coontz, a foremost expert on the contemporary American family as a professor of historyContinue reading “Reading Research on the Family”

Reflections on My Mother at Christmastime

I suppose that people establish holiday traditions based on the customs they have grown up with in their families that soon become intermingled with their partner’s when they start a family together. I can’t say for certain whether it was my mother or father’s side that started this tradition, but in my family growing up,Continue reading “Reflections on My Mother at Christmastime”