Doing It All
ISBN: 9780349702179
Author : Ruby Russell
Published: 2024
Publisher: Dialogue Books
Number of pages: 336
Language: English
Format: Paperback / softback
Format: 234×152
Author : Ruby Russell
Published: 2024
Publisher: Dialogue Books
Number of pages: 336
Language: English
Format: Paperback / softback
Format: 234×152
Description
A feminist exploration of single motherhood and a passionate call to reclaim the power of mothering.Nearly a quarter of UK families with dependent children are single-parent families, and around 90% of single parents are women. Yet the single mother is still cast as victim or welfare queen, sexually irresponsible or too independent by half.Tracing a history through Victorian brothels, welfare rights activism and Black feminist traditions of othermothering, Ruby Russell tells a different story: of motherhood defined not by marriage or men, but as a nexus of solidarity beyond the patriarchal status quo. A personal quest for empowerment, Doing It All is also a fierce critique of the structures that leave single mums marginalised and exhausted - and a call to reclaim mothering as the life force of sustainable, connected and radically responsible communities.
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