Title: Kid me not : an anthology by child-free women of the '60s now in their 60s /
Authors: Hughes, Aralyn,
Year: 2014
Subjects: Childlessness; Parenthood.; Families.; Choice (Psychology); Baby boom generation.; Motherhood
Abstract: "Whatever became of the youth of the ‘60s, the turbulent era of sex, drugs and rock & roll? [This] collection of intimate stories by women from the first generation ever to have access to The Pill, offers a unique perspective on the decade before Roe v. Wade, when free love wasn’t always free. As the women’s movement spread, these women faced a future of extraordinary possibilities – possibilities seen by today’s youth as commonplace. These writers’ stories are universal – they fell in love, most married, some divorced. Others divulge, for the first time, details kept hidden nearly five decades. Each recognized early the irresistible urge to defy tradition. They no longer felt obligated to follow in the footsteps of their mothers. Indeed, they no longer felt obligated to be mothers ... you’ll discover how everyday women, childfree by choice or circumstance, created an array of fascinating, fulfilling lives"--Publisher's description.
Contents: Coloring outside the lines / Aralyn Hughes -- An old soul / Norma Inman -- Biology / Kathleen Juhl -- Damn! I forgot to have children / CK Carman -- A woman is a woman / Lin Sutherland -- Timing / Jane Burkett -- Where did the time go? / Meg Wilson -- Charged by a galloping rhino / Mary-Ellen Campbell -- Fruitless in the Big Apple / Karen Kreps -- Married, with critters / Judy Ballard -- Spinning the globe / Annie Borden -- Question authority / Kathleen Clark -- The big decision that wasn't / Melissa Eddy -- Dancing my own dance / Peggy Lamb -- I can see clearly now / Deby Bell.