In her new book,
Motherhood and Feminism,
Amber Kinser chronicles a history of women's advocacy efforts and feminist writing related to motherhood. Well-researched and written for students and non-academic audiences, Motherhood and Feminism offers a comprehensive account of feminist maternal thought and activism as it has unfolded in the U.S.
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Motherhood and Feminism,
Amber Kinser chronicles a history of women's advocacy efforts and feminist writing related to motherhood. Well-researched and written for students and non-academic audiences, Motherhood and Feminism offers a comprehensive account of feminist maternal thought and activism as it has unfolded in the U.S.
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Acclaim for Motherhood
and Feminism
“Read Amber’s book…and get with the modern women’s movement”—Joy Rose
"Kinser shatters the myths about feminism and child rearing”—Ariel Gore
"Kinser writes lucidly about the struggle to empower mothers” —Heather Hewett
“Kinser's book is well written… If I were to teach a class, I'd start by using this book”
—Veronica Arreola
"Kinser has delivered another great addition to the Seal Studies library, examining a history which many of us do not stop to consider as being important."—Jillian Schweitzer
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"Kinser shatters the myths about feminism and child rearing”—Ariel Gore
"Kinser writes lucidly about the struggle to empower mothers” —Heather Hewett
“Kinser's book is well written… If I were to teach a class, I'd start by using this book”
—Veronica Arreola
"Kinser has delivered another great addition to the Seal Studies library, examining a history which many of us do not stop to consider as being important."—Jillian Schweitzer
Read more from these reviewers...
Kinser's recent anthology, Mothering in the Third Wave, brings together diverse writers from around the U.S. and beyond it. Authors blend personal stories of mothering with feminist writing and confront the messiness and contradiction that characterize feminist mothering today.
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Acclaim for Mothering in the Third Wave
"Mothering in the Third Wave is the real deal...a must-read." —Ariel Gore
“First time mothers will find comfort in these essays" —Lara Foley
“A welcome addition to scholarship on both third-wave feminism and feminist mothering"
—Astrid Henry
“I look forward to using it in my own classes”
—Sara Hayden
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“First time mothers will find comfort in these essays" —Lara Foley
“A welcome addition to scholarship on both third-wave feminism and feminist mothering"
—Astrid Henry
“I look forward to using it in my own classes”
—Sara Hayden
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Coming Soon...
"The Cost of an Education: An Inventory of Feminist Mothering and Resisting the U.S. Parenting Mythos." In Being and Thinking as an Academic Mother: Theory and Narrative, edited by Andrea O'Reilly and D. Lynn O'Brien Hallstein.
See Also...
"Feminist Theory & Motherhood" and "Feminist Mothering" In the Encyclopedia of Motherhood edited by Andrea O'Reilly and J. Geoffrey Golson, 2010.
“Mothering as Relational Consciousness.” In Feminist Mothering, edited by Andrea O’Reilly, 2008. Explores how mothers are simultaneously working through multiple relationships at once and are never only mothering children.
“A Mosaic of Pregnancy Expertise.” In Mother Knows Best: Talking Back to Baby Experts, edited by Jessican Nathanson and Laura Tuley, 2008. Layers women’s poetry and prose about pregnant living with Dr. William Birch’s widely disseminated advice to women on pregnancy to illuminate how medical expertise fails to capture what women’s expertise does.
“Mothering Feminist Daughters in ‘Postfeminist’ Times.” In the Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, “Mothers and Daughters” special edition, 2008. Argues that mothering daughters in a purportedly postfeminist era inflects feminist mothering in unique ways. ”Postefeminism” impedes daughters’ ability to live truly liberatory lives.
“Mothering as Relational Consciousness.” In Feminist Mothering, edited by Andrea O’Reilly, 2008. Explores how mothers are simultaneously working through multiple relationships at once and are never only mothering children.
“A Mosaic of Pregnancy Expertise.” In Mother Knows Best: Talking Back to Baby Experts, edited by Jessican Nathanson and Laura Tuley, 2008. Layers women’s poetry and prose about pregnant living with Dr. William Birch’s widely disseminated advice to women on pregnancy to illuminate how medical expertise fails to capture what women’s expertise does.
“Mothering Feminist Daughters in ‘Postfeminist’ Times.” In the Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, “Mothers and Daughters” special edition, 2008. Argues that mothering daughters in a purportedly postfeminist era inflects feminist mothering in unique ways. ”Postefeminism” impedes daughters’ ability to live truly liberatory lives.