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A Woman's Work - A History of Motherhood

Paperback • 2025 • English

A Woman's Work - A History of Motherhood

By Elinor Cleghorn

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About the book

Mothers make history. But what it has meant for mothers to do the physical and emotional work of mothering has, for centuries, been neglected in the stories of the past. Patriarchal control of motherhood has relegated the acts of growing, birthing, nurturing and loving to the sidelines, and deemed it unimportant, women's work. Now, through the voices of the women themselves, Elinor Cleghorn reclaims and retells the history of motherhood, showcasing the mothers, othermothers, midwives, activists,...Show more

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9781399605427

Publisher

Orion Publishing Group, Limited

Published year

2025

Language

English

Original title

A Woman's Work - A History of Motherhood

Format

Paperback

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