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The Politics of Parenthood: Child Care, Women's Rights, and the Myth of the Good Mother
Calling for a redefinition of "good parenting," a former Carter administration official examines the history of American mothering and shapes a new parenting paradigm based on children's needs. Tour.
320 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 1993
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November 10, 2019
Partly history, partly unabashed polemic, it is undoubtedly intellectually exciting and inspiring, and also a political education about the "tradition"/myth of motherhood, child care, and women's rights. Also the political process. It certainly inspires me to read more women's history and more about the development of feminism and women's rights. I'm kicking myself for not taking her course when I had the chance.
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