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How did mothers transform from parents of secondary importance in the colonies to having their multiple and complex roles connected to the well-being of the nation? In the first comprehensive history of motherhood in the United States, JodiVandenberg-Davesexplores how tensions over the maternal role have been part and parcel of the development of American society. __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 resources to perform their maternal duties, and demonstrated their vast resourcefulness in providing for and nurturing their families. Navigating rigid gender role prescriptions and a crescendo of mother-blame by the middle of the twentieth century, mothers continued to innovate new ways to combine labor force participation and domestic responsibilities. By the 1960s, they were poised to challenge male expertise, in areas ranging from welfare and abortion rights to childbirth practices and the confinement of women to maternal roles. In the twenty-first century, Americans continue to st
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- Author
- Vandenberg-Daves, Professor Jodi
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780813573137
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, History, Sociology
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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