Mother Outlaws: Theories and Practices of Empowered MotheringAndrea O'Reilly Feminist scholars of motherhood distinguish between mothering and motherhood, and argue that the latter is a patriarchal institution that is oppressive to women. Few scholars, however, have considered how mothering, as a female defined and centred experience, may be a site of empowerment for women. This collection is the first to do so. The book examines how mothers imagine and implement theories and practices of mothering that are empowering to women. Central to this inquiry is the recognition that mothers and children benefit when the mother lives her life, and practices mothering, from a position of agency, authority, authenticity, and autonomy. The collection has five sections: Feminist Mothering, Lesbian Mothering, African-American Mothering, Mothers and Daughters, and Mothers and Sons. |
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... Lillith is herself bound by this commonsensical dualism as she explains her alienation from the institution of ... Lillith's story unfolds ; it seems to me that by leaving the family , Lillith manages , after all the pain and destruction ...
... Lillith is herself bound by this commonsensical dualism as she explains her alienation from the institution of ... Lillith's story unfolds ; it seems to me that by leaving the family , Lillith manages , after all the pain and destruction ...
Page 110
... Lillith's ambivalence is honestly revealed in her struggle to come to terms with the dual and contradictory experience of caring for children under the hegemony of selfless / sexless mothering . It is a familiar account voiced in White ...
... Lillith's ambivalence is honestly revealed in her struggle to come to terms with the dual and contradictory experience of caring for children under the hegemony of selfless / sexless mothering . It is a familiar account voiced in White ...
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... Lillith refers to her leaving as a “ rebirth " where she guiltily sought a freedom beyond the painful limits of her violent marriage and the selfless monotony of child care . It would be tempting to think it was only Lillith's marriage ...
... Lillith refers to her leaving as a “ rebirth " where she guiltily sought a freedom beyond the painful limits of her violent marriage and the selfless monotony of child care . It would be tempting to think it was only Lillith's marriage ...
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