On Mother’s Day, we honor the women in our lives for all they do–meal planning, financial planning and family planning, to name a few. Regrettably, the latter task is going […]
Tag: Mother’s Day
Young Mamas Need Support, Not Stigma
As we approach Mother’s Day (May 13), we’re inundated with celebrations of motherhood, but some kinds of mothers are not invited to the party. Hallmark cards and flower commercials rarely show […]
Women Need Economic Security
In time for Mothers Day, the 12th HERvotes blog carnival is dedicated to getting the word out about economic security for women, especially in their retirement years. Women need better […]
Song of Bernadette: An Irish-Catholic Mother’s Tale
The 20th century Ireland of my mother’s childhood was marked with class distinction, the stigma attached to poorness inescapable. The Catholic Church influenced everything. Irish children attended Catholic schools where […]
Honoring All Mamas on Mother’s Day
On Mother’s Day, it’s easy to get caught up in the Hallmark image of Mom. Even in the 21st century, the idealized mother often appears as straight, married and, if not […]
A Mother’s Day Wish for the 7 Billionth Child
At this time last year, I wrote an article to commemorate two important events that were being celebrated on the same day: Mother’s Day and the 50th anniversary of “the […]
Motherhood and Feminism, Part 2
In Part 1, I figured out how to be both a good mother and a good professor. Even though being out of the mom closet seems to be more acceptable […]
Best Mother’s Day Gift Ever: Reproductive Rights
We celebrate our mothers on the second Sunday in May, ostentatiously paying tribute with dinners, cards, flowers and gifts. The rest of the time–not so much. Anti-choice politicians are particularly […]
Motherhood and Feminism, Part 1
I did not expect that being a mother would make me more of a feminist. In fact, I feared quite the opposite, worrying that my feminist convictions would wane under […]
Anti-Gay Politics Hit Home on Mother’s Day
A “Yes on Prop 8” sticker on a neighbor’s house led Jaime Jenett, a non-biological lesbian mother who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, to write this […]