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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... MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS Christina Baker Most of what has been , or is , between mothers , daughters , and in motherhood , in daughterhood , has never been recorded , nor written with comprehension in our own voices , out of our own lives ...
... MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS Christina Baker Most of what has been , or is , between mothers , daughters , and in motherhood , in daughterhood , has never been recorded , nor written with comprehension in our own voices , out of our own lives ...
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... mother . This is the patriarchal narrative of the mother - daughter relationship . The lives of mothers and daughters as they are lived are shaped by these larger cultural narratives even as mothers and daughters live lives different ...
... mother . This is the patriarchal narrative of the mother - daughter relationship . The lives of mothers and daughters as they are lived are shaped by these larger cultural narratives even as mothers and daughters live lives different ...
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... mothers and daughters was that this relationship , particularly in the daughter's adolescent years , was one of antagonism and animosity . The daughter must differentiate herself from the mother if she is to assume an autonomous ...
... mothers and daughters was that this relationship , particularly in the daughter's adolescent years , was one of antagonism and animosity . The daughter must differentiate herself from the mother if she is to assume an autonomous ...
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