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Compilations of must-read news stories centering around issues of mothering, reproductive justice, and feminism

Republicans Adopt Motherly Tone for SOTU Response

Kathleen Felli comments on Senator Britt's speech and its mixed messaging on women's issues. On Thursday, March 7, more than 32 million...

Moms For Liberty: Round 2

Pamela Fox revisits the group "Mom's for Liberty" and their recent surge in popularity while supporting right-wing, anti-LGBTQ policies....

Read 'Maintenance, Hvidovre'

For The New Yorker, Olga Ravn writes an eerie story about a woman who becomes delirious after giving birth. If there was one word to...

Ambivalent Motherhood is Okay: Read new article by Elise Loehnen

Elise Loehnen writes in recent New York Times article about her mother's ambivalence to motherhood and how that impacted her upbringing....

A Mother's Day Gift: The Momnibus Act

Kathleen Felli comments on the reintroduction of the Momnibus Act by congressional Democrats and how it fits into the goal of...

The Joys and Perils of Black Parenthood

Professor Pamela Fox comments on the Danté Stewart's piece in The Washington Post and the distinct task of Black parents to teach their...

Republicans Adopt Motherly Tone for SOTU Response

Kathleen Felli comments on Senator Britt's speech and its mixed messaging on women's issues. On Thursday, March 7, more than 32 million...

Hilton Changes the Story - and Diapers!

Elizabeth Velez responds to Monica Hesse's article on the heiress and discusses representations of maternal instinct in modern media....

Looking at Black Motherhood in ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’

Kathleen Felli explores narratives of motherhood and self-acceptance in the critically acclaimed album. In August of this year, hip-hop...

Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants,” A Feminist Text by a Father of Patriarchy

Elizabeth Velez discusses an unlikely story about abortion in Hemingway's body of work. "The hills across the valley of the Ebro were...