Redefining motherhood
Subtitle: changing identities and patterns
By: edited by Sharon Abbey & Andrea O'Reilly.
Contributors: Abbey, Sharon.; O'Reilly, Andrea, 1961-
Series: Women's issues publishing program
Publisher: Second Story Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
Subjects: Motherhood.; Mothers and daughters.; Mères et filles.; Maternité.
Description: Twenty-three women, teaching at colleges and universities throughout Canada, explore how traditional views of motherhood have been influenced by changing social and cultural conditions. Their essays unravel patriarchal constructions of motherhood and re-present new definitions drawn from women's lived experiences.

"Redefining Motherhood is a welcome, lively and challenging addition to the ongoing feminist conversation about mothering. Eighteen powerful essays challenge the familiar cultural image of the "good" mother. Showing how constricting and damaging the stereotype is, the contributors replace an unreal, narrow ideal with the complexity and diversity of real mothers' lives. Drawing from their broad range of experiences, the writers show the many and varied ways in which women are transforming motherhood." --Maureen Reddy, co-author of Narrating Mothers: Theorizing Maternal Subjectivity and co-editor of Mother Journeys: Feminists Write about Mothering.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.