Tag: Motherhood

Mother Reader Essential Writings on Motherhood


Free Download Moyra Davey, "Mother Reader: Essential Writings on Motherhood"
English | 2001 | ISBN: 1583220720 | EPUB | pages: 356 | 1.1 mb
The intersection of motherhood and creative life is explored in these writings on mothering that turn the spotlight from the child to the mother herself. Here, in memoirs, testimonials, diaries, essays, and fiction, mothers describe first-hand the changes brought to their lives by pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering.

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Motherhood Your Way


Free Download Hollie de Cruz, "Motherhood Your Way"
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1785043145 | EPUB | pages: 272 | 3.7 mb
Learn to embrace your instincts and approach motherhood with confidence.

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The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood


Free Download The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood by Sharon Hays
English | 1998 | ISBN: 0300076525 | 288 Pages | PDF | 17.0 MB
Working mothers today confront not only conflicting demands on their time and energy but also conflicting ideas about how they are to behave: they must be nurturing and unselfish while engaged in child rearing but competitive and ambitious at work.

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Single Mothers in Contemporary Japan Motherhood, Class, and Reproductive Practice


Free Download Aya Ezawa, "Single Mothers in Contemporary Japan: Motherhood, Class, and Reproductive Practice "
English | ISBN: 1498529968 | 2016 | 156 pages | EPUB | 327 KB
Combining work and family remains a major challenge for married women in contemporary Japan, and it’s not uncommon for them to quit working when starting a family. Single mothers, by contrast, almost always work, regardless of the age of their children. Despite their eagerness to support themselves and their children through employment, their average income remains low and many live on a household budget close to the poverty line. This book examines how the difficult living conditions facing single mothers in Japan highlight not only the challenges they face in earning a family wage and managing the work-family balance, but also reveals the class dimensions of family life in contemporary Japan.

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Postcards from Cookie A Memoir of Motherhood, Miracles, and a Whole Lot of Mail


Free Download Caroline Clarke, "Postcards from Cookie: A Memoir of Motherhood, Miracles, and a Whole Lot of Mail"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 0062103180, 0062103172 | EPUB | pages: 336 | 1.9 mb
Award-winning journalist and host ofBlack Enterprise Business Report Caroline Clarke’s moving memoir of her surprise discovery of her birthmother-Cookie Cole, the daughter of Nat King Cole-and the relationship that blossomed between them through the heartfelt messages they exchanged on hundreds of postcards.

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Class A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0BWKF9SPH | 2023 | 8 hours and 31 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 246 MB
Author: Stephanie Land
Narrator: Stephanie Land

From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling mother barely making ends meet as a housecleaner-a gripping memoir about college, motherhood, poverty, and life after Maid. When Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir Maid, she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, it was called "an eye-opening journey into the lives of the working poor" (People). Later it was adapted into the hit Netflix series Maid, which was viewed by 67 million households and was Netflix’s fourth most-watched show in 2021, garnering three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Stephanie’s escape out of poverty and abuse in search of a better life inspired millions. Maid was a story about a housecleaner, but it was also a story about a woman with a dream.

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