Mary Anderson, head of the Women's Bureau, remarked, “I consider myself a good feminist, but I believe I am a practical one.”64 Maternalism, then, limited the possibilities for improving women's conditions in the workplace.
Modern Motherhood: Pregnancy, Childbirth & the Newborn Baby
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Modern Motherhood: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn Baby
Modern Motherhood: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn Baby
Modern Motherhood travels through redefinitions of motherhood over time, as mothers encountered a growing cadre of medical and psychological experts, increased their labor force participation, gained the right to vote, agitated for more ...