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Progressive Mothers, Better Babies

Author : Okezi T. Otovo
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477309055
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book Progressive Mothers, Better Babies written by Okezi T. Otovo and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Bahia, Brazil, the decades following emancipation saw the rise of reformers who sought to reshape the citizenry by educating Bahian women in methods for raising “better babies.” The idealized Brazilian would be better equipped to contribute to the labor and organizational needs of a modern nation. Backed by many physicians, politicians, and intellectuals, the resulting welfare programs for mothers and children mirrored complex debates about Brazilian nationality. Examining the local and national contours of this movement, Progressive Mothers, Better Babies investigates families, medical institutions, state-building, and social stratification to trace the resulting policies, which gathered momentum in the aftermath of abolition (1888) and the declaration of the First Republic (1889), culminating during the administration of President Getúlio Vargas (1930–1945). Exploring the cultural discourses on race, gender, and poverty that permeated medical knowledge and the public health system for almost a century, Okezi T. Otovo draws on extensive archival research to reconstruct the implications for Bahia, where family patronage politics governed poor women’s labor as the mothers who were the focus of medical interventions were often the nannies and nursemaids of society’s wealthier families. The book reveals key transition points as the state of Bahia transformed from being a place where poor families could expect few social services to becoming the home of numerous programs targeting the poorest mothers and their children. Negotiating crucial questions of identity, this history sheds new light on larger debates about Brazil’s past and future.

Progressive Mothers, Better Babies

Author : Okezi T. Otovo
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477308857
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book Progressive Mothers, Better Babies written by Okezi T. Otovo and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Bahia, Brazil, the decades following emancipation saw the rise of reformers who sought to reshape the citizenry by educating Bahian women in methods for raising "better babies." The idealized Brazilian would be better equipped to contribute to the labor and organizational needs of a modern nation. Backed by many physicians, politicians, and intellectuals, the resulting welfare programs for mothers and children mirrored complex debates about Brazilian nationality. Examining the local and national contours of this movement, Progressive Mothers, Better Babies investigates families, medical institutions, state-building, and social stratification to trace the resulting policies, which gathered momentum in the aftermath of abolition (1888) and the declaration of the First Republic (1889), culminating during the administration of President Getúlio Vargas (1930–1945). Exploring the cultural discourses on race, gender, and poverty that permeated medical knowledge and the public health system for almost a century, Okezi T. Otovo draws on extensive archival research to reconstruct the implications for Bahia, where family patronage politics governed poor women's labor as the mothers who were the focus of medical interventions were often the nannies and nursemaids of society's wealthier families. The book reveals key transition points as the state of Bahia transformed from being a place where poor families could expect few social services to becoming the home of numerous programs targeting the poorest mothers and their children. Negotiating crucial questions of identity, this history sheds new light on larger debates about Brazil's past and future.

The Mommy Myth

Author : Susan Douglas
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780743260466
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book The Mommy Myth written by Susan Douglas and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-02-08 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, the provocative book that has ignited fiery debate and created a dialogue among women about the state of motherhood today. In THE MOMMY MYTH, Susan Douglas and Meredith Michaels turn their 'sharp, funny, and fed-up prose' (San Diego Union Tribune) toward the cult of the new momism, a trend in Western culture that suggests that women can only achieve contentment through the perfection of mothering. Even so, the standards of this ideal remain out of reach, no matter how hard women try to 'have it all'. THE MOMMY MYTH skilfully maps the distance travelled from the days when THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE demanded more for women than keeping house and raising children, to today's not-so-subtle pressure to reverse this trend. A must-read for every woman.

The Mother's Book

Author : Lydia Maria Child
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Mother's Book written by Lydia Maria Child and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Yellow Bird

Author : Sierra Crane Murdoch
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0399589171
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Yellow Bird written by Sierra Crane Murdoch and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • The gripping true story of a murder on an Indian reservation, and the unforgettable Arikara woman who becomes obsessed with solving it—an urgent work of literary journalism. “I don’t know a more complicated, original protagonist in literature than Lissa Yellow Bird, or a more dogged reporter in American journalism than Sierra Crane Murdoch.”—William Finnegan, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Barbarian Days In development as a Paramount+ original series WINNER OF THE OREGON BOOK AWARD • NOMINATED FOR THE EDGAR® AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • NPR • Publishers Weekly When Lissa Yellow Bird was released from prison in 2009, she found her home, the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota, transformed by the Bakken oil boom. In her absence, the landscape had been altered beyond recognition, her tribal government swayed by corporate interests, and her community burdened by a surge in violence and addiction. Three years later, when Lissa learned that a young white oil worker, Kristopher “KC” Clarke, had disappeared from his reservation worksite, she became particularly concerned. No one knew where Clarke had gone, and few people were actively looking for him. Yellow Bird traces Lissa’s steps as she obsessively hunts for clues to Clarke’s disappearance. She navigates two worlds—that of her own tribe, changed by its newfound wealth, and that of the non-Native oilmen, down on their luck, who have come to find work on the heels of the economic recession. Her pursuit of Clarke is also a pursuit of redemption, as Lissa atones for her own crimes and reckons with generations of trauma. Yellow Bird is an exquisitely written, masterfully reported story about a search for justice and a remarkable portrait of a complex woman who is smart, funny, eloquent, compassionate, and—when it serves her cause—manipulative. Drawing on eight years of immersive investigation, Sierra Crane Murdoch has produced a profound examination of the legacy of systematic violence inflicted on a tribal nation and a tale of extraordinary healing.

The Essential Hip Mama

Author : Ariel Gore
Publisher : Seal Press
ISBN 13 : 9781580051231
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book The Essential Hip Mama written by Ariel Gore and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2004-11-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects stories and essays from the first ten years of the zine Hip mama, including "The other day when I was poor," and "Mothers don't fart."

The Conflict

Author : Elisabeth Badinter
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
ISBN 13 : 1429996919
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Conflict written by Elisabeth Badinter and published by Metropolitan Books. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the pathbreaking tradition of Backlash and The Time Bind, The Conflict, a #1 European bestseller, identifies a surprising setback to women's freedom: progressive modern motherhood Elisabeth Badinter has for decades been in the vanguard of the European fight for women's equality. Now, in an explosive new book, she points her finger at a most unlikely force undermining the status of women: liberal motherhood, in thrall to all that is "natural." Attachment parenting, co-sleeping, baby-wearing, and especially breast-feeding—these hallmarks of contemporary motherhood have succeeded in tethering women to the home and family to an extent not seen since the 1950s. Badinter argues that the taboos now surrounding epidurals, formula, disposable diapers, cribs—and anything that distracts a mother's attention from her offspring—have turned childrearing into a singularly regressive force. In sharp, engaging prose, Badinter names a reactionary shift that is intensely felt but has not been clearly articulated until now, a shift that America has pioneered. She reserves special ire for the orthodoxy of the La Leche League—an offshoot of conservative Evangelicalism—showing how on-demand breastfeeding, with all its limitations, curtails women's choices. Moreover, the pressure to provide children with 24/7 availability and empathy has produced a generation of overwhelmed and guilt-laden mothers—one cause of the West's alarming decline in birthrate. A bestseller in Europe, The Conflict is a scathing indictment of a stealthy zealotry that cheats women of their full potential.

Bottled Up

Author : Suzanne Barston
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520270231
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Bottled Up written by Suzanne Barston and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-10-18 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the issue of breast feeding and whether it is fair to judge parenting on breast vs. bottle as opposed to making the right choice for a family.

Better Baby Contests

Author : Annette K. Vance Dorey
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Better Baby Contests written by Annette K. Vance Dorey and published by McFarland. This book was released on 1999 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique campaign of scientific baby judging spread across the United States in the early years of this century. Beginning at state fairs, it spread to towns and cities of all sizes. By the movement's peak in 1913 and 1914, scientific baby contests were held at 40 state fairs and several hundred county fairs and city contests. The baby health contest identified the healthiest infants in a region, while teaching parents how breeding and environment could produce a superior crop. Then, quietly, the contests slipped into obscurity. This work traces the development of the baby health contests from their rural beginnings at agricultural fairs. Details are provided about the early instruments used for assessing infant development, the organizations and individuals behind the better babies movement, and the methods of promoting prize babies. The controversy generated by the competition for prizes is explored, as are the role of the Children's Bureau in the contests, the business aspect of the contests, and the spin-offs of the health contest idea.

Room

Author : Emma Donoghue
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350419168
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Room written by Emma Donoghue and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-06 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this deeply moving and life-affirming tale, a mother must nurture her five-year-old son through an unfathomable situation with only the power of their imagination and their boundless capacity to love. Written for the stage by Academy Award® nominee Emma Donoghue, this unique theatrical adaptation featuring songs and music by Kathryn Joseph and director Cora Bissett takes audiences on a richly emotional journey told through ingenious stagecraft, powerhouse performances, and heart-stopping storytelling. Room reaffirms our belief in humanity and the astounding resilience of the human spirit. This updated and revised edition was published to coincide with the Broadway premiere in Spring 2023.

Your Baby and Child

Author : Penelope Leach
Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN 13 : 024160429X
Total Pages : 833 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Your Baby and Child written by Penelope Leach and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2022-07-07 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raise young children with their well-being in mind, gaining the confidence to trust your instincts and live by the baby - not by the book. In this new edition of the best-selling guide to childcare, Penelope Leach combines her warmth, wisdom and child psychology expertise with new scientific research on the way that infants react to the world around them. Find guidance on sleeping, feeds, washing and playtime, as well as advice on your baby's physical, intellectual and emotional development through each stage of life, from birth to age five. Learn to respond to your child in a way that will create a happy and harmonious family environment as you communicate and grow together. More than just a guide to childcare, Penelope Leach's supportive approach, anchored in child psychology, is based on the idea that a child's well-being is just as important as any physical need. Explore pages or parenting tips as you explore: - A child's journey from the first few days as a newborn right through to the first days of school - Tips for sleeping, comforting, feeding and teething plus everyday care at each stage - Ideas for playing, learning, muscle power and making sounds Penelope Leach is highly regarded as one of the world's leading writers on parenting. In Your Baby and Child, she effortlessly offers practical childcare advice, perfect for a new generation of parents seeking parental guidance from a trusted child development psychologist, in a down-to-earth writing style.

Feeding Baby Green

Author : Alan Greene
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470425245
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Feeding Baby Green written by Alan Greene and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-10-05 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers ways for parents to create healthy, nutritious meals that help prevent childhood disease and obesity, in a book that includes diet tips for a pregnant mother and advice on Earth-friendly meals for babies.

How to Multiply Your Baby's Intelligence

Author : Glenn Doman
Publisher : Square One Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0757051839
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book How to Multiply Your Baby's Intelligence written by Glenn Doman and published by Square One Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-01-08 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time and again, the work performed at The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential has demonstrated that children from birth to age six are capable of learning better and faster than older children. How To Teach Your Baby To Read shows just how easy it is to teach a young child to read, while How To Teach Your Baby Math presents the simple steps for teaching mathematics through the development of thinking and reasoning skills. Both books explain how to begin and expand each program, how to make and organize necessary materials, and how to more fully develop your child’s reading and math potential. How to Give Your Baby Encyclopedic Knowledge shows how simple it is to develop a program that cultivates a young child’s awareness and understanding of the arts, science, and nature—to recognize the insects in the garden, to learn about the countries of the world, to discover the beauty of a Van Gogh painting, and much more. How To Multiply Your Baby’s Intelligence provides a comprehensive program for teaching your young child how to read, to understand mathematics, and to literally multiply his or her overall learning potential in preparation for a lifetime of success. The Gentle Revolution Series: The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential has been successfully serving children and teaching parents for five decades. Its goal has been to significantly improve the intellectual, physical, and social development of all children. The groundbreaking methods and techniques of The Institutes have set the standards in early childhood education. As a result, the books written by Glenn Doman, founder of this organization, have become the all-time best-selling parenting series in the United States and the world.

A Ride on Mother's Back

Author : Emery Bernhard
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780152008703
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book A Ride on Mother's Back written by Emery Bernhard and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1996 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of children's books on the subject of mothers.

Listen to Your Mother

Author : Robert Creamer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Listen to Your Mother written by Robert Creamer and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Doing the Best I Can

Author : Kathryn Edin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520283929
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Doing the Best I Can written by Kathryn Edin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the political spectrum, unwed fatherhood is denounced as one of the leading social problems of today. Doing the Best I Can is a strikingly rich, paradigm-shifting look at fatherhood among inner-city men often dismissed as "deadbeat dads." Kathryn Edin and Timothy J. Nelson examine how couples in challenging straits come together and get pregnant so quickly--without planning. The authors chronicle the high hopes for forging lasting family bonds that pregnancy inspires, and pinpoint the fatal flaws that often lead to the relationship's demise. They offer keen insight into a radical redefinition of family life where the father-child bond is central and parental ties are peripheral. Drawing on years of fieldwork, Doing the Best I Can shows how mammoth economic and cultural changes have transformed the meaning of fatherhood among the urban poor. Intimate interviews with more than 100 fathers make real the significant obstacles faced by low-income men at every step in the familial process: from the difficulties of romantic relationships, to decision-making dilemmas at conception, to the often celebratory moment of birth, and finally to the hardships that accompany the early years of the child's life, and beyond.

Mothers on Trial

Author : Phyllis Chesler
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1569769095
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book Mothers on Trial written by Phyllis Chesler and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated and revised with seven new chapters, a new introduction, and a new resources section, this landmark book is invaluable for women facing a custody battle. It was the first to break the myth that mothers receive preferential treatment over fathers in custody disputes. Although mothers generally retain custody when fathers choose not to fight for it, fathers who seek custody often win—not because the mother is unfit or the father has been the primary caregiver but because, as Phyllis Chesler argues, women are held to a much higher standard of parenting. Incorporating findings from years of research, hundreds of interviews, and international surveys about child-custody arrangements, Chesler argues for new guidelines to resolve custody disputes and to prevent the continued oppression of mothers in custody situations. This book provides a philosophical and psychological perspective as well as practical advice from one of the country’s leading matrimonial lawyers. Both an indictment of a discriminatory system and a call to action over motherhood under siege, Mothers on Trial is essential reading for anyone concerned either personally or professionally with custody rights and the well-being of the children involved.