Bibliograph

Forget "Having it All", how America messed up motherhood -- and how to fix it, by Amy Westervelt

Type

Label

Forget "Having it All", how America messed up motherhood -- and how to fix it, by Amy Westervelt

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Forget "Having it All"

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1028525724

Responsibility statement

by Amy Westervelt

Sub title

how America messed up motherhood -- and how to fix it

Summary

Examines the history of American ideas about motherhood, how those ideas have impacted all women whether or not they have children, and calls for changes in workplace policies, cultural norms, and personal attitudes about motherhood

Table Of Contents

Being a mother shouldn't suck -- Pioneer women -- Birthing a nation -- The industrial revolution and the division of labor -- Scientific motherhood and modern reproduction -- From Rosie the Riveter to the 1950s housewife -- Second-wave feminism -- Opting out, leaning in, and falling over -- The fertility-industrial complex -- The patriarchs -- Redefining "it all"

Target audience

adult

Classification