The Female Assumption by Melanie Holmes
Recipient of Global Media Award 2014 from the Population Institute, Washington, DC (best book category). This book is a call to action, unique because it is sounded by a mother of three with 30+ years' perspective. Holmes challenges all of us to free females from the assumption that motherhood is the ultimate expression of womanhood. It is a meaningful path--and there are many more Women have been redefining the female experience for centuries, but their voices keep vanishing; women such as Kate Chopin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Tillie Olsen, Madelyn Cain and other mothers who have written about the realities of women's lives and motherhood. Holmes encourages everyone to dispense with outdated scripts that refer to motherhood as a foregone conclusion rather than one path among many that leads to a meaningful happy life.
Holmes, Melanie: - Melanie Holmes's paternal grandparents came to the area in the early 20th century; her maternal great-grandmother was a LeVasseur and linked to the founder of Bourbonnais-the village whose namesake was grandfather to Mawteno. Holmes collected images from top historians as well as from the Manteno Historical Society. Other images came from leading universities and institutions.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781500933050 |
| ISBN 10 | 1500933058 |
| Title | The Female Assumption |
| Author | Melanie Holmes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Year published | 2014-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 202 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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