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Examinations of mothering, reproductive rights, and parenthood in books, film, television, and more through a feminist lens

Oct 5
1 min

Listen to Loretta Lynn's 'The Pill'

A Real Life American Horror Story

Leila Sebastian

Sep 22
3 min

A Real Life American Horror Story

Serena’s Serve: How Motherhood Impacts her Legacy

Sep 14
2 min

Serena’s Serve: How Motherhood Impacts her Legacy

Read an Excerpt of 'It's A Marathon, Not A Sprint' by Vanessa Corcoran

Apr 6
11 min

Read an Excerpt of 'It's A Marathon, Not A Sprint' by Vanessa Corcoran

11 New Books to Read in 2022

Feb 1
5 min

11 New Books to Read in 2022

The New York Times Magazine Dives into Recent Depictions of Complicated Mothers in Pop Culture

Jan 10
1 min

The New York Times Magazine Dives into Recent Depictions of Complicated Mothers in Pop Culture

Read Our Interview with 'Nightbitch' Author Rachel Yoder

Oct 28, 2021
8 min

Read Our Interview with 'Nightbitch' Author Rachel Yoder

Why You Should Read Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’

Oct 14, 2021
2 min

Why You Should Read Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’

Highlights from our Interview with Ericka Sóuter, Author of How to Have a Kid and a Life

Sep 9, 2021
9 min

Highlights from our Interview with Ericka Sóuter, Author of How to Have a Kid and a Life

Our (Full) Interview with Ericka Sóuter, Author of How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide

Sep 8, 2021
19 min

Our (Full) Interview with Ericka Sóuter, Author of How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide

Read Marge Piercy's Poem "Right to Life"

Sep 1, 2021
2 min

Read Marge Piercy's Poem "Right to Life"

False Positive and the Maternal Horror Film

Jul 12, 2021
4 min

False Positive and the Maternal Horror Film

Why You Should Read Gabriela Garcia's Of Women and Salt

Jul 8, 2021
2 min

Why You Should Read Gabriela Garcia's Of Women and Salt

Pride Spotlight: Read Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Jun 25, 2021
2 min

Pride Spotlight: Read Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Pride Spotlight: Read These Memoirs on Queer Parenthood

Jun 25, 2021
4 min

Pride Spotlight: Read These Memoirs on Queer Parenthood

Two Poems: The Male Gaze Fixes on the Maternal, and the Maternal Speaks

Jun 13, 2021
3 min

Two Poems: The Male Gaze Fixes on the Maternal, and the Maternal Speaks

The Real Mystery in Mare of Easttown: Is it Possible to be a ‘Good’ Mother?

Jun 12, 2021
8 min

The Real Mystery in Mare of Easttown: Is it Possible to be a ‘Good’ Mother?

Ginny & Georgia: A Refreshing Intersectional Approach to Single Motherhood

Jun 9, 2021
5 min

Ginny & Georgia: A Refreshing Intersectional Approach to Single Motherhood

Mothers and "Whores:" The Limited Anti-Conformism of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road

Apr 11, 2021
8 min

Mothers and "Whores:" The Limited Anti-Conformism of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road

Flack: The Private (and Public) Relations of Motherhood

Apr 4, 2021
7 min

Flack: The Private (and Public) Relations of Motherhood

3 Decades of the Maternal Melodrama

Feb 26, 2021
2 min

3 Decades of the Maternal Melodrama

20th Century Women: It Takes a Village

Feb 25, 2021
3 min

20th Century Women: It Takes a Village

3 Radically Different Representations of Motherhood in 60s Films

Feb 9, 2021
2 min

3 Radically Different Representations of Motherhood in 60s Films

Read Luster by Raven Leilani

Feb 2, 2021
1 min

Read Luster by Raven Leilani

The Latest Trend in Popular Fiction: The Missing Mother

Jan 8, 2021
4 min

The Latest Trend in Popular Fiction: The Missing Mother

Teaching Lucille Clifton's "wishes for sons"

Jan 8, 2021
1 min

Teaching Lucille Clifton's "wishes for sons"

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